Native American tribes shield delinquent parents from child support: http://t.co/eIcuzNh via @CaliforniaWatch #muckreads
Mothers around the state are finding it almost impossible to collect child support from some Native American fathers because tribal governments and businesses are shielding them from court-ordered payments, records and interviews show.
#muckreads On Indian Reservations, Higher Crime and Fewer Prosecutions: http://t.co/9QuW2VP5
Indian reservations across the United States have grappled for years with chronic rates of crime higher than all but a handful of the nation’s most violent cities. But the Justice Department, which is responsible for prosecuting the most serious crimes on reservations, files charges in only about half of Indian Country murder investigations and turns down nearly two-thirds of sexual assault cases, according to new federal data.