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Rape-Kit Backlog Increases Despite Politicians’ Efforts
Many government officials and progressives in Illinois like to tout the state as being a leader in championing the women’s rights. In April 2020, a report in the Chicago Tribune showed a shocking backlog of rape kits waiting to be tested by the Illinois State Police. Women across the state have suffered for years while waiting for the DNA of their attackers to be tested in hopes of having their cases solved and their violators brought to justice. Since that report brought the problem to the public’s attention, the ISP has made progress, but there are many kits still to be tested with more rape crimes adding to that number.
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Tagged Chicago Forensic Laboratory, Chicago Justice Project, Forensic Science Task Force, Illinois State Police, J.B. Pritzker, Rape Kits, State Police Laboratory
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