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Kym Worthy: What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit
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In 2009, 11,341 untested rape kits — some dating back to the 1980s — were found in an abandoned warehouse once used by the the Detroit police to store evidence. When this scandal was uncovered, prosecutor Kym Worthy set a plan into action to get justice for the thousands of victims affected. In this powerful, eye-opening talk, Worthy explains how her office helped develop an innovative program to track and test these kits — and calls for a national effort to help solve the problem of stockpiled rape kits.
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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;activism;sexual violence;social change;women;society;collaboration;crime;criminal justice;TED2017;2018
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