TBI Reports Continued Delays In Rape Kit Testing

More Than Year After The Murder Of A Memphis Kindergarten Teacher Brought Renewed Public Attention To The State’s Lengthy Delays In Testing Sexual Assault Evidence, Average Turnaround Times For Lab Work Still Surpass Five Months, According To A Report Released Last Week By The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation.

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Thousands Of Tennessee Victims Now Get Real-Time Updates On Sexual Assault Evidence

For Years, Lengthy Delays In Testing Sexual Assault Kits Left Victims In Limbo — Unable To Learn Whether Evidence That Passes From Nurses To Police To Labs And Back Has Made It Through The System Or Slipped Through The Cracks. The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Now Reports A New Database Giving Victims Real Time Updates On Sexual Assault Evidence Is Fully Operational.

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13 Missing Children At Risk For Human Trafficking Found In Memphis Through TBI ‘Operation Not For Sale’

Thirteen Missing Children From Shelby County Who Were At Risk Of Human Trafficking Have Now Been Found, According To The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation.

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TBI Chief Said Covenant Shooter’s Manifesto Showed No Clear Motive, Alleged Leaked Pages Show Otherwise

Based On Statements Made By Public Officials Then And Now, Tennesseans Have Little Reason To Trust That The Information Given To Them By Those Same Officials Will Be An Unadulterated Truthful Accounting Of What Is Captured In The Remaining Pages Of The Covenant Shooter’s Manifesto.

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TBI Director Requests Funding For Better Salaries To Hire Employees To Deal With Rape Kit Backlog

State Law Enforcement Officials Have Requested $45 Million In New Funding From The State, Funding That They Say Is Imperative If They Are Going To Be Able To Cut Down On Processing Times For Rape Kits

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TBI Warns Of Mexican Drug Cartels In Tennessee In Wake Of Ineffective Illegal Immigration Bills

The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Says Drug Cartels From Mexico Are Making It Increasingly More Difficult To Do Their Jobs Safely. This Comes In The Wake Of Ineffective Legislation Passed In The Last General Assembly That Serves As More Of A Draw For Illegal Immigration Than A Deterrent And A Flurry Of Good Legislation Killed Before Reaching The Floor For A Vote.

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TN GOP Leadership Announces Additional Step To Support TBI & Accelerate Forensic Testing

On Thursday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally And Speaker Cameron Sexton Announced A Decisive Step To Accelerate The Hiring Process For 25 Additional Forensic Lab Positions At The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation (TBI).

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