Ryan NicolDecember 10, 2019
5min422
A federal version of the bill was signed by President Barack Obama in 2016.
Tag: Rape kit testing
Ryan NicolDecember 10, 2019
Staff ReportsMarch 23, 2016
3min339
Local law enforcement agencies will have to turn over rape kits to the state for testing within 30 days under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Rick Scott. “This legislation will provide thousands of women with a renewed sense of safety and closure as they heal from the horrific crime of rape,” the governor said in a […]
Associated PressMarch 2, 20163min242
Law enforcement agencies will soon have to turn over rape kits for testing within 30 days under a bill sent Wednesday to Gov. Rick Scott, who plans to sign it. The bill is a response to a backlog of thousands of untested rape kits in Florida, an issue Attorney General Pam Bondi brought awareness to […]
Phil AmmannJanuary 5, 20163min228
Recent, alarming news coverage of the rape kit testing backlog problem here in Florida shines a much-needed light on the overall issue of identifying and prosecuting sexual predators — and we need to remember that this is an issue of child safety as well as adult safety. In a country where nearly 70 percent of […]