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Willy Pepion had a cracked skull, and guards at the federal jail on the Blackfeet Reservation dismissed his pleas for help. He died in his cell. Three hours went by until anyone noticed.
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"The corrections officers are basically holding these lives in their hands with their decisions."
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The National Congress of American Indians has urged the federal government to place medical personnel in its tribal jails, arguing that the current situation "exacerbates the already challenging problem of health disparities for American Indians."
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After months of repeated written questions and public records requests from NPR and the Mountain West News Bureau, Interior Department officials said they now plan to contract with an outside agency to examine the troubles plaguing tribal detention centers.
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City Club Of Boise surveys the long and always evolving fight for human rights in Idaho
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Across the country, Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities are coming together and standing up to often deadly hate and violence directed at…
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This interview originally aired Oct. 1, 2020.During World War II, thousands of Japanese Americans were ordered by the U.S. government to be incarcerated…
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During World War II, thousands of Japanese Americans were ordered by the U.S. government to be incarcerated in remote camps. The order, signed by…
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This interview originally aired July 21, 2020.Since the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis in May, organizations, businesses and higher…
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This interview originally aired on June 8, 2020.Since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis two weeks ago, protests demanding an end to police…