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Article: South Dakota's American Indians Fare Poorly in Justice System, Study Suggests.
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- November 19, 2002
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By David Melmer, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 19--VERMILLION, S.D.--Gov. William Janklow once said he was angry at criticism of South Dakota over unfair law enforcement and judicial treatment of American Indians.
He ordered a study from the Government Research Bureau at the University of South Dakota, but it showed that the voices of negativity were right.
Study data suggest that American Indians do not receive equal treatment in the criminal justice system. Natives are at a disadvantage in length of sentence, bond determination, release from prison and plea-bargaining.
The study ...