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Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013
UPDATE: The report can be found at
www.indianlawandordercommission.com/report
.
Tribal governments should be able to prosecute all people for crimes that occur on their lands, the
Indian Law and Order Commission
says in a report being released today.
Tribes exercise criminal jurisdiction over all Indians. But their authority over non-Indians is limited to certain domestic violence offenses under
S.47
, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.
That could change if Congress heeds the recommendations of the commission. The report, “Strengthening Justice for Native America: A roadmap,” is being released today during a press conference at the
Washington Plaza Hotel
in Washington, D.C.
The commission was created by the
Tribal Law and Order Act
in 2010. The chairman is
Troy Eid
, who was the first sitting U.S. Attorney to advocate for a recognition of tribal authority over all criminal defendants.
Get the Story:
Commission’s report addresses gaps in public safety on American Indian reservations
(AP 11/12)
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(11/6)
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