Media Summary: The staggering number was revealed in a report issued by a task force formed by Governor Doug Ducey. ◂ Sex crime evidence continues to sit on shelves untested in Phoenix, months after the Victims say they're left without answers, justice.
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The staggering number was revealed in a report issued by a task force formed by Governor Doug Ducey. ◂ Sex crime evidence continues to sit on shelves untested in Phoenix, months after the Victims say they're left without answers, justice. They're waiting for the city to approve the grant the department was awarded. ◂ Police are sifting through evidence lockers. ◂ More than $2 million in grants were given from the U.S. Department of Justice. ◂
The City of Phoenix has approved more than $3 million in additional funding to help outsource the testing of backlogged DNA ... Some DNA evidence, collected from people who say they have been sexually assaulted, has not been processed for months and, ... It was an overwhelming backlog of justice, thousands of unprocessed He's vowed to clear the massive backlog, and why he's forcing officials to finally take action. ◂ Of the 6400 previously left untested, 1300 are being processed. So far at least three people have been indicted in connection to ... Police and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office continue to work to clear the
