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November 18, 2008
More Native Americans Now In Prisons
More Native Americans Now In Prisons
Indianz.Com, Posted: Nov 17, 2008 Review it on NewsTrust
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The number of incarcerated Native Americans has risen sharply over the last five years, reports Indianz.Com.
The figures come from a federal Department of Justice study that found that in Indian Country jails as of mid 2007, there were 2,163 inmates up from 1,745 in 2004, an increase of 24 percent. The figures for Native Americans in tribal, federal and state facilities jumped from 68,177 in 2004 to 71,274 in 2007 an increase of 4.5 percent. More disturbingly, the study found that poor conditions in the prisons contributed to a large number of suicides, attempted suicides, deaths and escapes.
Posted by lois at November 18, 2008 10:05 AM