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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2003

South Dakota lawmakers are trying to hammer out a bill that would allow counties to place inmates in Indian Country jails.

The bill passed the House and Senate but with a key difference. Lawmakers are debating whether tribes who want to house county inmates need Bureau of Indian Affairs approval.

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