/tags/sexual-assault-evidence-kits Sexual Assault Evidence Kits en-US Copyright Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:42:07 GMT /public-affairs/2018-01-20/womens-news-round-two-of-womens-march January 20, 2018: Second year of Women's March takes place nationwide this weekend; Women, including Olympic gymnasts, detail during sentencing how… Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:42:07 GMT /public-affairs/2018-01-20/womens-news-round-two-of-womens-march Megan Kamerick /local-news/2017-04-18/abqs-sexual-assault-evidence-backlog-is-getting-worse All around the state, evidence from sexual assault cases sits untested. Per capita, New Mexico’s backlog of sexual assault evidence kits is the worst in… Tue, 18 Apr 2017 22:43:27 GMT /local-news/2017-04-18/abqs-sexual-assault-evidence-backlog-is-getting-worse Marisa Demarco /local-news/2017-01-11/lawmakers-to-consider-funding-for-abqs-sexual-assault-evidence-backlog Thousands of untested sexual assault evidence kits have piled up around the state, most of them in Albuquerque. One measure that’s been filed ahead of… Thu, 12 Jan 2017 01:04:19 GMT /local-news/2017-01-11/lawmakers-to-consider-funding-for-abqs-sexual-assault-evidence-backlog Marisa Demarco /local-news/2016-12-14/dna-helps-but-it-doesnt-lock-in-a-sexual-assault-conviction New Mexico has the highest rate of untested sexual assault evidence kits per capita in the nation. We’ve talked to advocates, a nurse and law enforcement… Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:52:05 GMT /local-news/2016-12-14/dna-helps-but-it-doesnt-lock-in-a-sexual-assault-conviction Marisa Demarco /local-news/2016-12-13/law-enforcement-works-to-adjust-in-light-of-ignored-evidence We call the thousands of sexual assault evidence kits in New Mexico a backlog. But as the state Auditor’s Office pointed out in an audit last week, it’s… Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:11:01 GMT /local-news/2016-12-13/law-enforcement-works-to-adjust-in-light-of-ignored-evidence Marisa Demarco /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/2016-12-06/theres-been-little-progress-on-untested-rape-evidence-kits It’s been almost a year since the New Mexico state auditor’s office announced a special audit of untested sexual assault kits, but law enforcement… Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:38:44 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-12-06/theres-been-little-progress-on-untested-rape-evidence-kits