Anne GeggisDecember 12, 2023
4min0
The bill proposes to standardize the handling of this evidence just in case the victim changes her mind about whether to make a complaint.
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Anne GeggisDecember 12, 2023
Jesse SchecknerApril 7, 2022
16min0
‘I’ll be the first to run toward the fire when it comes to certain issues.'
Jesse SchecknerApril 5, 202216min0
‘I’ll be the first to run toward the fire when it comes to certain issues.'
Haley BrownApril 19, 2021
3min1062
A database would allow victims and police to track evidence called “rape kits.”
Wire ServicesMarch 30, 20212min1745
The database would allow victims and police to track what are known as “rape kits.”
Florence SnyderMarch 10, 2017
4min292
While Bald Badasses Rick Scott and Rick (“We know the terrorists are here!”) Swearingen are busy playing dress-up like Jack Bauer and Jason Bourne, Florida’s criminal justice basics are increasingly under the command of the Keystone Kops. The governor and FDLE commissioner are looking to raid state trust funds to “fight terrorism” by adding 46 […]
Florence SnyderJanuary 30, 2017
3min534
The Senate Subcommittee on Justice Appropriations is well-pleased to be “on track” in clearing the backlog of unprocessed sexual assault kits. Before you break out the celebratory cupcakes, consider that “the track” requires nothing more than processing about 25 percent of the backlog in a year. We don’t know how many rapists are eyeing their […]
Associated PressJune 30, 2016
6min267
Florida legislators passed 279 bills during this year’s session three months ago, and 162 of them take effect on Friday with the start of the state’s fiscal year, affecting school choice, abortion, tax cuts and many more aspects of life in the Sunshine State. Here’s a roundup of some of the measures taking effect: BUDGET: […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2016
5min185
Jacksonville is determined to do whatever is necessary to help victims of sexual assault. That was the message Tuesday from three of the most powerful politicians in the city: Mayor Lenny Curry, Sheriff Mike Williams, and State Attorney Angela Corey. Jacksonville, of course, has been active in working against that scourge for a while. The Sexual Assault Advisory […]
Melissa RossApril 4, 20163min168
On the heels of a new Florida law requiring speedier testing of rape kits, advocates in North Florida are speaking out about the high rate of sexual assault in the region. A Community Speak Out is set for Tuesday morning at Jacksonville City Hall, featuring representatives from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, State Attorney’s Office, Florida […]