Rape Kits /tags/rape-kits Rape Kits en-US Copyright © 2024 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:43:09 GMT Missouri has sent more than 3,000 rape kits from state backlog to labs for testing /health-science-environment/2022-04-04/missouri-has-sent-more-than-3-000-rape-kits-from-state-backlog-to-labs-for-testing For more than three years, Missouri officials have been finding, tracking and testing the state's backlog of thousands of unaccounted-for kits, which are used to identify rapists and people who commit sexual assault. The Attorney General's office announced Monday that the state has sent 3,298 kits to labs for DNA testing. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:43:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-04-04/missouri-has-sent-more-than-3-000-rape-kits-from-state-backlog-to-labs-for-testing Sarah Fentem Missouri rape prosecution initiative tests over 2,000 backlogged evidence kits /government-politics-issues/2021-10-07/missouri-rape-prosecution-initiative-tests-over-2-000-backlogged-evidence-kits Rape survivors in Missouri awaiting years-old results may wait longer if they did not file a police report. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 23:01:25 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-10-07/missouri-rape-prosecution-initiative-tests-over-2-000-backlogged-evidence-kits Sarah Kellogg In ‘Test Pattern,’ St. Louis Native Sheds Dramatic Light On Systemic Failures Around Sexual Assault /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-06/test-pattern-film-examines-how-medical-system-deals-with-sexual-assault Among the offerings of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival is “Test Pattern.” It is the first feature film by St. Louis native Shatara Michelle Ford and follows a young Black woman as she navigates the medical and justice system after an assault. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 22:40:12 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-06/test-pattern-film-examines-how-medical-system-deals-with-sexual-assault Lara Hamdan Missouri Begins Testing Backlog Of More Than 7,000 Rape Kits /government-politics-issues/2020-01-28/missouri-begins-testing-backlog-of-more-than-7-000-rape-kits Roughly 100 of Missouri’s 7,019 untested rape kits have been sent out of state to a private forensic lab for testing.The state completed a full inventory… Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:58:43 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-01-28/missouri-begins-testing-backlog-of-more-than-7-000-rape-kits Jaclyn Driscoll Politically Speaking: The Loop Trolley Is In Trouble — So What’s Next? /government-politics-issues/2019-10-18/politically-speaking-the-loop-trolley-is-in-trouble-so-whats-next On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, © 2024 ’s Julie O’Donoghue, Jason Rosenbaum and Jaclyn Driscoll break down some of the… Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:19:15 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-10-18/politically-speaking-the-loop-trolley-is-in-trouble-so-whats-next Julie O'Donoghue, Jaclyn Driscoll, Jason Rosenbaum After Years Collecting Dust, Missouri's Untested Rape Kits Are Getting Sorted Out /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-10-16/after-years-collecting-dust-missouris-untested-rape-kits-are-getting-sorted-out Missouri has more than 10,000 untested rape kits sitting on shelves in police departments and hospitals — some have been there for decades — but the state… Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:22:53 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-10-16/after-years-collecting-dust-missouris-untested-rape-kits-are-getting-sorted-out Jaclyn Driscoll New rape-kit rules intend to eliminate confusion, backlog for survivors /health-science-environment/2018-06-07/new-rape-kit-rules-intend-to-eliminate-confusion-backlog-for-survivors A new Missouri law orders the state to create guidelines for testing, processing and storing rape kits, which collect DNA evidence from victims of sexual… Thu, 07 Jun 2018 23:29:19 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-06-07/new-rape-kit-rules-intend-to-eliminate-confusion-backlog-for-survivors Sarah Fentem Local volunteers provide comfort in aftermath of sexual assault /government-politics-issues/2009-12-10/local-volunteers-provide-comfort-in-aftermath-of-sexual-assault This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 10, 2009 - In March 2007, Ka'Saundra Reynolds changed her morning routine -- a decision that… Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:50:56 GMT /government-politics-issues/2009-12-10/local-volunteers-provide-comfort-in-aftermath-of-sexual-assault Nancy Fowler