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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2002

The South Dakota Legislature's State-Tribal Relations Committee plans to study Native Americans in the state prison system.

The 10-member committee decided to limit the study to adults. According to Webster Two Hawk, state commissioner of Tribal Government Relations, 23 person of men and 35 percent of women in the state prison system are Native.

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State-tribal panel to study jails (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 8/1)

Relevant Links:
South Dakota Legislature - http://legis.state.sd.us/index.cfm