A swab sample from a crime scene rests on a forensic evidence bag — one piece of evidence that may be included in a rape kit, along with items such as clothing, photos of injuries and bodily fluids.

MINNEAPOLIS --The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has a new tracking system designed to ensure accountability in sexual assault cases. The agency is rolling out a new tracking kit for ...

WE’LL STAY ON TOP OF THIS BREAKING STORY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. A NEW SYSTEM IS NOW IN PLACE THAT WILL HELP SEXUAL ASSAULTS TAKE MORE CONTROL OF THEIR CASES. GIRLS LAW IS NAMED FOR AN ORANGE COUNTY ...

Minnesota sexual assault survivors have access to a new program that allows them to track their cases online, and advocates say it could encourage more victims to report. The Minnesota Bureau of ...

In 2016, Arizona had a sexual assault evidence problem. The state didn’t know how many of the forensic kits containing swabs, test tubes and evidence collection envelopes obtained from survivors at ...

They are small white boxes, but in the world of a sexual assault survivor, forensic evidence kits can be a symbol of hope. A sexual assault evidence kit, also known as a rape kit, is a collection of ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill into law on Tuesday that will require the Phoenix Police Department to join a statewide system allowing sexual assault survivors to track where ...

COLUMBIA — Evelyn Mitchell said it felt like a weight was lifted off her shoulders when the state Legislature passed a bill in 2020 creating a tracking system for rape kits. Just two years prior she ...

Survivors of sexual assault often report spending years anxiously waiting for updates about their cases. But now, victims in New Jersey are on the verge of being able to track their evidence kits ...