The attorney general said his office aims to get 1,250 kits tested over the next few months using a $2.8 million grant from the Department of Justice.
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MORE: Massive backlog of untested rape kits is 'a public safety issue' that may be letting offenders slip away, experts warn The first batch included over 100 kits that will be tested by a third-party lab, Schmidt announced on Jan. 23. Their results should be ready within 60 to 90 days.Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt conducts a "SAFE Kits" Working Group Meeting.On average, it costs between $1,000 and $1,500 to test one kit, according to the Joyful Heart Foundation, a nonprofit that runs the End the Backlog campaign.
including North Carolina, which has over 15,000, and Texas, which has over 2,000, according to the Joyful Heart Foundation. Ilse Knecht, Joyful Heart's policy and advocacy director, said the backlog has stalled thousands of rape investigations and prosecutions around the country and left victims who took a rape kit test frustrated and afraid that they'd never get justice.
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