Cherokee Nation upgrades criminal codes
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VICTIM'S CAR IN A HEAD-ON CRASHNOVEMBER 26 OF 20-19... ANDLEAVING THE SCENE.THE CHEROKEE NATION... MOVINGMONEY AND RESOURCES TO BUILD UPITS LEGAL SYSTEM AFTER THE U-SSUPREME COURT'S LANDMARK RULINGIN THE McGIRT CASE.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER LOOKS AT HOW IT'S MAKINGCHANGES TO CRIMINAL CODE TOENSURE THAT PEOPLE WHO COMMITCRIMES... FACE THE JUSTICE THEYDESERVE.
KATIE?THE MCGIRT RULING MEANS MORECASES WILL BE HELD IN TRIBALCOURTS.SO - CHEROKEE NATION IS MAKINGSOME CHANGES AND UPGRADES TOKEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND.00:04:10:18-00:04:15:20PRINCIPAL CHIEF CHUCK HOSKIN,JR., CHEROKEE NATION"This affects the day to daylives of people whether they'retribal citizens or not."CHEROKEE NATION - WORKING TOUPDATE ITS CRIMINAL CODE - ANDMAKE IT MORE CONSISTENT WITHOKLAHOMA LAWS.PRINCIPAL CHIEF CHUCK HOSKIN JRSAYS SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHANGESINCLUDE BETTER PROTECTIONS FORVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE.FOR EXAMPLE - THE CODE - NOWMAKING IT A FELONY TO COMMITDOMESTIC ABUSE AGAINST APREGNANT WOMAN.CHIEF HOSKIN SAYS - THESEUPDATES ARE ABOUT MAKING THEJUSTICE SYSTEM BETTER.00:04:15:20-00:04:30:19PRINCIPAL CHIEF CHUCK HOSKIN,JR., CHEROKEE NATION"If you're a victim of violenceyou want to know that there's acriminal justice system thatwill hold the perpetratoraccountable.
If you're adefendant in a system in thiscountry and inCherokee Nation, you deserve tohave a fair system of justicethat you are subject to."The tribe is also allocating $10million in additional spendingon law enforcement, prosecution,and for the tribal courts.00:01:49:00-00:01:59:07PRINCIPAL CHIEF CHUCK HOSKIN,JR., CHEROKEE NATION"We have a little bit of time tofind the resources and committhem to things like prosecutors.More marshals for our marshalservice.
Our court system, thatincludes judges."CHIEF HOSKIN SAYS THAT MONEYWILL ALSO GO TOWARD THINGS LIKEMAINTAINING CONTRACTS WITHJAILS.AND EVEN THOUGH THE INITIALPROPOSAL IS 10-MILLION DOLLARS -HE THINKS THEY'LL EVENTUALLYNEED UP TO 35-MILLION.A BIG EFFECT OF THE MCGIRTRULING - STATE CASES ON TRIBALLAND NOW CALLED INTO QUESTIONOVER JURISDICTION.BUT CHIEF HOSKIN SAYS - THEY'REWORKING WITH OTHER LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ANDPROSECUTORS TO COMMUNICATE HOWTHOSE CASES GO FORWARD.00:06:46:10-00:07:03:17PRINCIPAL CHIEF CHUCK HOSKIN,JR., CHEROKEE NATION"When it comes time for thesecases, a specific case let'ssay, where someone is releasedfrom the state's system, we wantto be able to be talking.
Wewant to be on the phone with thedistrict attorney.
We want to beable to be on the phone with thestate attorney general.
We wantto be able to talk to lawenforcement about these cases."THE SPENDING INCREASE WIL