Committee backs fund to boost violent-crime clearance rates Lawmakers advanced HB 137 to create a violent-crime clearance-rate fund to finance detectives, forensics and witness services aimed at increasing Utah’s clearance rate, which witnesses said has hovered around 53 percent.

Utah lawmakers are pushing forward a vital fund aimed at boosting violent-crime clearance rates, as current statistics reveal victims face only a 53% chance of justice.

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Maryland House Bill 58 enhances funding for sexual assault evidence testing House Bill 58 establishes a special fund for testing sexual assault evidence collection kits.

Maryland is taking a bold step towards justice with House Bill 58, aiming to tackle the backlog of sexual assault evidence and support survivors like never before.

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