Despite pockets of success, reform of tribal justice systems slow-going under 2010 law (AP 1/16)
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US Attorneys open more Indian Country sexual assault cases
Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2013
Federal prosecutors in New Mexico and Montana say they have opened more sexual assault cases in Indian Country.
Statistics show a large number of sex assault cases go without prosecution. But New Mexico U.S. Attorney Ken Gonzales opened more cases in the first nine months of 2012 than all of 2010, the Associated Press reported.
Montana U.S. Attorney Mike Cotter said similar cases were up 12 percent.
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Despite pockets of success, reform of tribal justice systems slow-going under 2010 law (AP 1/16)
Despite pockets of success, reform of tribal justice systems slow-going under 2010 law (AP 1/16)
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