Crime

Jail population in Indian communities rises 4 percent

By Daniel Chaitin
Published October 25, 2015 5:46pm ET
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Jail population in Indian communities rises 4 percent
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Sioux tribe. Among the self-governing Native American communities across the U.S., the jail population rose by four percent from midyear 2013 to midyear 2014. (AP Photo/Kristi Eaton, File) | Kristi Eaton

A new study released Sunday by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that the number of people in prison within Indian country is on the rise.

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