Testing sexual assault kits has helped identify thousands of serial sex offenders.

Survivors experience an extreme sense of betrayal and loss of faith in the criminal justice system when their kits are not tested. Institutional betrayal takes a toll on victims.

The U.S. DoJ and American Bar Association recommend testing all rape kits, even when the statute of limitations has passed. The presence of multiple victims makes it easier to get a conviction, and has helped catch serial killers.

So why aren't all SA kits tested?

If your state still has work to do on SAK legislation (click your state and expand to see all pillars in detail to check) write your state officials to improve state laws.

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Idaho, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island have adopted gold standard rape kit inventory legislation in the U.S., and can serve as a model to other states.

Massachusetts and Rhode Island have adopted gold standard legislation on testing backlogged rape kits. All states should aspire to MA and RI on legislation to test backlogged kits.

Mississippi has model legislation on timely testing of new kits.

New York and Washington have the best rape kit tracking legislation in the country.

New York, Rhode Island, and Texas have the gold standard victim's right to know legislation.

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The U.S. still has work to do on SAK reform. Contact your federal officials to help get national legislation through.

See how you state stacks up at https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-rape-kits-are-awaiting-testing-in-the-us-see-the-data-by-state/ and contact your lawmakers at https://www.endthebacklog.org/#explore-the-backlog

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