/tags/evidence evidence en-US Copyright Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:59:46 GMT /local-news/2016-12-12/nurse-on-untested-kits-it-absolutely-breaks-my-heart New Mexico has one of the worst sexual assault rates in the nation. And thousands of envelopes of DNA evidence that could help identify repeat sexual… Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:59:46 GMT /local-news/2016-12-12/nurse-on-untested-kits-it-absolutely-breaks-my-heart Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-12/state-starts-to-process-sexual-assault-evidence-backlog All around the country, states are trying to address a mounting number of untested sexual assault evidence kits. And even though New Mexico’s budget is… Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:54:20 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-12/state-starts-to-process-sexual-assault-evidence-backlog Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-02/bill-would-fund-rape-kit-testing There were 5,406 untested sexual assault evidence kits in the state at the end of last year, according to the state auditor. A pair of bills to tackle the… Tue, 02 Feb 2016 23:24:59 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-02/bill-would-fund-rape-kit-testing Marisa Demarco