A swab sample from a crime scene rests on a forensic evidence bag — one piece of evidence that may be included in a rape kit, along with items such as clothing, photos of injuries and bodily fluids.

In 2016, Arizona had a sexual assault evidence problem. The state didn’t know how many of the forensic kits containing swabs, test tubes and evidence collection envelopes obtained from survivors at ...

After years of pressure over lost or untested sexual assault kits, a growing number of states are adopting systems to track the kits — giving survivors a way to follow their evidence through the ...

Survivors of sexual assault often report spending years anxiously waiting for updates about their cases. But now, victims in New Jersey are on the verge of being able to track their evidence kits ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - It’s been more than a year since a new tool was launched aimed at putting control back into the hands of sexual assault survivors, but one mother said she still feels ...

They are small white boxes, but in the world of a sexual assault survivor, forensic evidence kits can be a symbol of hope. A sexual assault evidence kit, also known as a rape kit, is a collection of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Legislative Audit Council (SCLAC) released an audit of the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division’s (SLED’s) creation and operation of a statewide sexual ...