Nation IN BRIEF : ALABAMA : Governor Backs Bill for Rape Survivors
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Gov. Forrest (Fob) James Jr. has announced his support for a bill to end Alabama’s policy of requiring most rape victims to pay for the exams needed to gather the semen, hair and fiber samples used to prosecute their attackers. The bill nearly died in the Legislature. Rape is the only Alabama crime in which the victim bears the cost of collecting evidence, said Anita Drummond, director of the state Crime Victims Compensation Commission.
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