By Ben Protess, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, and Emily Witt, ProPublica When a woman is raped, police turn to scientific evidence-semen, blo...
Sarah Tofte | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics
Two weeks ago, the L.A County Sheriff's Department announced that in May, it stopped testing rape kits indefinitely because of a lack of funds. The backlog: 12,500 untested cases.
Joe Cutbirth | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics
It's a sad day when state lawmakers, the attorney general, city leaders or the police act as if a forensic exam even vaguely resembles a victim service or compensation to a woman who has been raped.
Sarah Tofte | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics
Receiving a bill in the mail for basic police work represents an unacceptable but still too common truth - that the criminal justice system has a lot to learn about how it deals with rape victims.
Joe Cutbirth | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics
On a rare occasion, journalists shine a light on a public policy that is so disgusting it literally stuns you -- it just takes your breath away and leaves you speechless.
Maria Hinojosa | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics
There is an underreported backlog in the processing of rape kits which is delaying and sometimes denying justice for tens of thousands of American women.
Shannyn Moore | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics
Can you imagine having to pay for the CSI if your home was robbed? What if a bill came for the breathalyzer tests if you'd been hit by a drunk driver?
Heather Tirado Gilligan and Nikki Jones | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home
Sexual assault prevention and the treatment of victims is not a divisive partisan issue. The Republican party is putting forward two candidates profoundly out of sync with most Americans and the vast majority of legislators.
Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Pro Publica | Ben Protess and Emily Witt | Posted 11.04.2009 | Home