03/04/2014
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"I want to make sure that you have the resources and that you have our backing fully, because the work you are doing is really, really very important."
"A few years back, I was just appalled that some of these rape kits that had been collected sat idle for over 20 years."
"I think we are all familiar with the horror stories of rape kits that contain good DNA samples sitting unprocessed in police evidence lockers."
"The need for services for victims of domestic violence is especially acute in rural communities."