Gov. Doug Ducey vows action on Arizona's untested rape kits
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced that the state was poised to clear its backlog of untested sexual-assault kits, capping off one of his key initiatives of 2016.
At Monday’s State of the State address, Ducey vowed to foot the bill to run all of the state’s remaining kits for DNA analysis. A recent inventory counted 6,400 untested kits throughout the state, but a windfall in grants has secured funding for all but 1,400 of them, according to state officials.
Ducey also promised legislation that would require law enforcement to test all rape kits moving forward.
“Let’s get this done, and for the thousands of women who have been victimized, finally ensure justice,” he said.
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