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Jail Facilities Operating in Indian Country Examined
Jails
in Indian Country, 2003 presents findings from the 2003
Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of all 70 confinement
facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated
by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Help States Comply With the Indian Child Welfare Act
The U.S.
Government Accountability Office recommends that the
Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, should use Indian Child Welfare
Act compliance information available through its existing
child welfare oversight activities to target guidance and
assistance to states.
 American Indian Suicides in Jail: Can Risk Screening Be
Culturally Sensitive?
This recent
NIJ study found that the screening questionnaire used
by a county jail located near Indian lands failed to elicit
direct responses about personal matters from American Indian
detainees. Findings suggest that tailoring suicide risk assessment
protocols to the cultural backgrounds of detainee populations
might be more effective.
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