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Editorial: Indian Country jails a national disgrace
Monday, October 4, 2004
"A new report says jails on our Indian reservations are in deplorable shape and deplorably run, short-staffed and with lax procedures.
The problems lead to escapes and deaths.
"A national disgrace," said the report by Inspector General Earl Devaney of the U.S. Interior Department, more like those in the Third World.
More trouble in Indian Country, more references to the Third World. This is
hardly new.
And the cause of the problems isn't new, either."
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Editorial: Indian jails a mess
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