Five years later, thousands of rape kits sit in a property room, untested
HPD's untested rape kits delay justice in assaults - Anita Hassan, Houston Chronicle
It is hardly shocking that the current administration isn't prioritizing the rape kits given the current budget crisis that has been allowed to build over the last decade while mayors punted on the bigger problems (more on that in the next post), but it is shameful and disappointing considering what the last administration did prioritize.Five years ago, when the troubled Houston Police Department crime lab resumed DNA testing, more than 4,000 sexual assault kits sat in a property room freezer awaiting testing.
Today, much of that evidence — some dating to the 1990s — is still awaiting processing.
So far, only 200 cases have been shaved off that backlog, according to lab officials who say the slow process is due to a lack of manpower.
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[State Sen. John] Whitmire said he is shocked that city and police officials have not more aggressively dealt with the crime lab backlog.
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