Tribal leaders support criminal jurisdiction compact

Tribal leaders support criminal jurisdiction compact

PARENTS CAN HAVE THIS TOUGH TALKTO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN.THE U-S SUPREME COURTS' McGIRTRULING OVERHAULED OKLAHOMA'SCRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.THE STATE COURTS NO LONGERHOLD JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES ONTRIBAL LAND BUT NEW FEDERALLEGISLATION IS AIMING TO CHANGETHAT IN ONE WAY.2 NEWS' MASON MAURO - EXPLAINSWHY TRIBAL LEADERS ARE CALLINGFOR THE STATE'S HELP IN SOMECRIMINAL CASES.(SOT Principal Chief ChuckHoskin Jr / Cherokee Nation)00:02:49:17 "Oklahoma and tribeshave proven time and again thatthey can work together aspartners." 00:02:57:10CHEROKEE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CHUCKHOSKIN JR. - IS HOPING - THE TWOCAN TEAM UP TO TAKE DOWNDANGEROUS CRIMINALS.(SOT Steve Kunzweiler / TulsaCounty District Attorney)02:25:25;15 "They need to sitdown and hammer this thing outand get it hammered out quick."02:25:28;38CHEROKEE AND CHICKASHAW TRIBALLEADERS ANNOUNCED SUPPORT FORFEDERAL LEGISLATION - CREATINGROOM FOR TRIBAL-STATE COMPACTSIN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.THE BILL ALLOWS BOTH NATIONS TOENTER AN AGREEMENT WITH THESTATE - TO PROSECUTE NATIVECITIZENS ON LAND NOW UNDERTRIBAL JURISDICTION.(SOT Hoskin)00:00:09:09 "This legislationwill empower our two tribes tocompact with the state ofOklahoma on the prosecution ofcertain criminal cases so thatwe can address some of theselegal challenges with realsolutions." 00:00:21;18CHIEF HOSKIN JR. SAYS TRIBALCOURTS CAN ONLY TRY NON-NATIVESWHO COMMIT CRIMES ON NATIVE LANDIN CERTAIN CASESAND THE MAJORCRIMES ACT ONLY ALLOWS TRIBES TOIMPOSE A 3-YEAR MAXIMUM SENTENCEFOR CRIMESNINE YEARS TOTAL FORMULTIPLE CHARGES.THIS COMPACTING ACT - ALLOWS THESTATE TO SEEK HARSHERPUNISHMENT.(SOT Hoskin)00:01:32:24 "Help ensure theseperpetrators face the justicethese victims and their familiesdeserve." 00:01:38:21(SOT Kunzweiler)02:24:19;47 "I've been veryanxious about trying to get thetribes and the state and thefederal government all on thesame page because it's creatingchaos out there." 02:24:28;11TULSA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY -STEVE KUNZWEILER - TELLS 2 NEWS- A RESOLUTION LIKE THIS -SHOULD'VE BEEN BROUGHT TO THETABLE YEARS AGO.(SOT Kunzweiler)02:27:21;03 "It should neverhave gotten to this point."02:27:22;32CHEROKEE TRIBAL COUNSEL - FILED700 CASES DISMISSED BY THE STATEDUE TO MCGIRTKUNZWEILER SAYSSEVERAL OF THOSE ARE HIGHPROFILE, ONCE-CONVICTEDCRIMINALSALLOWED A SECONDCHANCE IN TRIBAL COURT.(SOT Kunzweiler)02:28:36;55 "It's not right andwe know it's not right."02:28:39;25(MASON STANDUP TAG)KUNZWEILER TELLS ME - HE STILLNEEDS MUSCOGEE NATION TO GETONBOARD WITH THIS LEGISLATION.A MUSCOGEE NATION SPOKESPERSONTELLS ME THEY'RE REVIEWING THEACT - BUT WARN"IT'S IMPERATIVE THIS IS DONE INA WAY THAT DOESN'T CREATE APERVERSE INCENTIVE FOR THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO WITHOLDFUNDING AND FORCE TRIBES INTOCOMPACTS AGAINST THEIR WILL."