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Jon Tester: Give us the criminal jurisdiction to be able to charge them in tribal court, so we are able to hold them in our jails.

On the recordNovember 7, 2023
Give us the criminal jurisdiction to be able to charge them in tribal court, so we are able to hold them in our jails.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester emphasizes the need for tribal jurisdiction to prosecute non-Natives.

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