Aug. 17—Choctaw Nation Tribal Councilors voted to amend the tribe's sentencing guidelines and establish a new court docket that aims to break the cycle of addiction and reduce recidivism rates.
Inside a jail cell at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Albertyn Pino’s only plan was to finish the six-month sentence for public intoxication, along with other charges, and to return to her abusive ...