Report cites poor conditions at BIA detention centers
Friday, August 8, 2008
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A report that the Bush administration commissioned but is refusing to endorse cites poor conditions at
Bureau of Indian Affairs detention facilities.
Shubnum assessed conditions at 39 out of 84 jails across Indian Country. The visits confirmed overcrowding, understaffing and health and safety risks to inmates and staff.
Shubnum spent two years developing the lengthy report, which includes photographic evidence of conditions at jails. But the
Interior Department objected to its release and said it lacks "credibility" due to alleged errors.
The report cites a $8.4 million backlog in construction and rehabilitation of detention facilities. Staffing is not included in that figure.
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Tribal justice falls $8.4 billion short
(The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 8/8)
June 18, 2008, Hearing Record:
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Alternate Download of Shubnum Report:
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Jim Cason LetterOther appendices too
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