$79m pledged to eliminate persistent rape kit backlog

Joe Biden and attorney general Loretta Lynch announce initiative to end backlog of untested sexual assault DNA kitsVice-President Joe Biden on Thursday joined the top US prosecutor and the Manhattan district attorney to announce a $79m initiative to end a backlog of untested sexual assault DNA kits. The initiative is funded by a $41m congressional allocation to the Justice Department and through $38m in civil forfeitures seized by the office of Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance.Continue re