The Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana has stopped extraditing tribal members to local jurisdictions due to complaints of prisoner mistreatment.
A.J. LongSoldier, 18, whose mother is a tribal member, died in November at a county jail. Authorities are planning an inquest into his death.
The tribe is building a new detention center and renovating an existing facility.
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