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Natives incarcerated at alarming rates, report shows

Native American people are incarcerated at rates up to seven times higher than white people in the United States. ....

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Report suggests fixes to inequities in Native American incarceration rates

A report commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation explores justice system inequities that cause Native Americans to be incarcerated at much higher rates than the general population. State data showed that Native people make up about 7% of Montana’s population but are at least 20% of the state prison population. ....

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Report suggests fixes to inequities in Native American incarceration rates

A report commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation explores justice system inequities that cause Native Americans to be incarcerated at much higher rates than the general population. State data showed that Native people make up about 7% of Montana’s population but are at least 20% of the state prison population. ....

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Around the Town: Helena-area arts and entertainment news published Sept. 15

Around the Town: Helena-area arts and entertainment news published Sept. 15
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Longtime CSKT tribal judge Winona Tanner dies

Longtime CSKT tribal judge Winona Tanner dies
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(Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal news release)
PABLO, MT Â¬ Winona Tanner, long time Chief Judge of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court and tribal employee for almost 40 years, passed away Friday. CSKTâs Tribal Council ordered that flags be flown at half-mast in her honor.
Tanner began working at Tribal Legal Services in 1983. She also worked at the Tribal Prosecutors Office and Tribal Defenders Office. Tanner became chief judge in 2004 after her predecessor, Louise Burke, encouraged her to step up in the leadership role. ....

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