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Jails in Indian Country, 2007

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008 Contact: Kara McCarthy: 202-307-1241
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FOUR IN 10 INDIAN COUNTRY JAIL INMATES WERE HELD FOR A VIOLENT OFFENSE

WASHINGTON - At midyear 2007, an estimated 4 in 10 inmates in Indian country jails were confined for a violent offense, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...