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Tribal leaders press Congress to close jurisdictional gaps and fund tribal law enforcement
Summary
Witnesses and senators discussed chronic underfunding of tribal public safety and justice programs, jurisdictional barriers that hinder tribal prosecutions, and bills to strengthen tribal law enforcement and courts, including calls to pair jurisdictional changes with sustained funding.
Tribal leaders told the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs that public safety and justice in Indian Country remain underfunded and hampered by jurisdictional limits that allow many offenders to evade prosecution.
Mark Macarro, president of the National Congress of American Indians, cited the BIA Office of Justice Services report to Congress and said public safety in Indian Country is “currently…
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