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Nashville decreases backlog of untested sexual assault kits with help from grants
Nashville is reducing its backlog of untested sexual assault kits through policy changes, hiring more scientists, and using a $250,000 federal grant to process 183 kits. Tennessee’s statewide average processing time has dropped to under 15 weeks, with the city now having 200 untested kits remaining.
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