There are 6 article(s) tagged rape kit:

• May 2025

  • Memphis’ rape-kit suit effectively over

    The Tennessee Supreme Court has allowed to stand a lower court ruling which effectively dismissed Janet Doe’s claims against the city.

    By Aarron Fleming May 30, 2025

• January 2025

  • Rape Crisis Center to expand forensic nursing staff, training with DOJ award

    Shelby County Crime Victims and Rape Crisis Center has been named a center of excellence for its forensic nursing program and will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to train more nurse examiners. 

    By Aisling Mäki January 11, 2025

• November 2024

  • Appeals court dismisses rape kit lawsuit against the city

    The Tennessee Court of Appeals has effectively dismissed the decade-long rape-kit backlog lawsuit against the City of Memphis.

    By Aarron Fleming November 29, 2024

• April 2024

  • Appeals court hears arguments in ongoing rape-kit lawsuit against city

    Oral arguments were heard Tuesday, April 9, in an appeal of a class-action lawsuit against the City of Memphis about its alleged lack of testing more than 12,000 sexual assault evidence kits, some dating back decades.

    By Aarron Fleming April 09, 2024

• October 2023

  • TBI rape kit processing times greatly improve after funding boost

    Turnaround times at the Jackson Crime Lab, which processes sexual assault evidence kits from Memphis, decreased from 51 weeks to 18 weeks between July 2022 and August 2023. Last year, the numbers were getting worse.

    By Ian Round October 09, 2023

• September 2022

  • TBI data show rape kit turnaround times are long — and getting longer

    It now takes the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation about 49 weeks to test the state’s rape kits, but some lawmakers hope to cut that time to 30 to 60 days. 

    By Ian Round September 17, 2022