After being called the murder capital of Colorado, the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation is seeing some boosts in its law enforcement and justice system.
U.S. Attorney Troy Eid has cross-deputized more than 100 officers for the reservation in the year since he called attention to the issue. Congress has appropriated $500,000 to help the tribal court system, which had gone without a prosecutor for nearly a year.
"The attention has been positive," Eid told The Denver Rocky Mountain News.
Chairman Ernest House Sr. said it will take time to reduce the violent crime rate on the reservation. He cited substance abuse and gangs as among the biggest problems.
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