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Tribes describe public-safety strains after reservation rulings and urge more resources and partnerships
Summary
Following court rulings that reaffirmed reservation jurisdictions, tribal leaders said their law-enforcement and justice systems must scale quickly; tribes told the committee they invested their own funds and sought federal support and cross-jurisdiction partnerships.
Tribal leaders told the House Natural Resources Committee that reaffirmations of tribal reservations and recent court decisions have expanded the scope of tribal responsibilities for public safety and criminal justice, requiring rapid investment in law-enforcement, courts and detention capacity.
Chuck Hoskin Jr., principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, said the tribal government invested roughly $30 million to scale up criminal-justice functions after the…
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