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[–]GaiusHelenMohiam 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Criminal jurisdiction on reservations is a mess. States have jurisdiction over non-Indians. Tribal court does minor crimes among Indians. Federal for crimes involving both, and major intra-Indian crimes. But often the feds lack either the resources or the interest to prosecute. Crime runs rampant. Hopefully this will lead to that getting fixed.