Nearly 300 rape kits have been destroyed by law enforcement departments in Maryland in the past two years, according to newly released data.

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More than two years after the General Assembly established a committee to recommend policies for handling rape kits and to increase access to justice for survivors, a new law mandates testing and a federal grant is expected to help test ...

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Police in Baltimore County, Maryland, have destroyed more than double the number many rape kits they reported destroyed over a six-year period.

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Maryland lawmakers are being asked to approve a bill that would allow a task force on sexual assault evidence kits to begin developing a tracking system to monitor progress of the kits as well as apply for federal funding. The ...

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