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Testing forgotten rape kits could free the innocent. Here’s why it isn't always done. | After nine years and nearly $350 million, USA TODAY confirmed just one exoneration resulting from a grant program to address untested rape kits.
After nine years and nearly $350 million, USA TODAY confirmed just one exoneration resulting from a grant program to address untested rape kits.
Grant administrators and a nonprofit contractor help recipients “develop an approach that best serves their communities, addresses underlying causes of unsubmitted kits, and aids in the implementation of best practices going forward,” the department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance said in a statement. Calhoun pleaded no contest to several felony charges in connection with the sexual assaults of two teenage girls after signing a false confession in 2006, according to his federal civil suit against Detroit police, which was pending as of November. Summer Stephan, president of the National District Attorneys Association, added that a law or strong written policy requiring all kits to be analyzed ensures testing decisions won’t be influenced by bias or incomplete information.
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