Rape kits often accumulate at crime labs, leaving survivors to wait years before receiving results. In 2022, the backlog was estimated at between 90K-400K kits.

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The kit is later sent to a crime lab for testing. Once processed, prosecutors consider evidence collected from a rape kit one of the most powerful tools in their case. However, kits often ...