Restorative Justice in Indian Country
Wellness courts provide an example of how some tribal governments are using indigenous sovereignty to build a community-based justice system, rooted in support and trust rather than punishment. The Penobscot Nation has embraced the wellness court as an alternative to incarceration. (North Wind Picture Archives / Alamy Stock Photo)
When Kris Loring stepped into the Penobscot Nationâs Healing to Wellness Court on Indian Island in Penobscot, Maine, around four years ago, he immediately felt the difference.
âIt definitely wasnât like a regular court,â he said. Attending his hearing was like âsitting down in a big living room. . . . Youâre all right in a circle, wherever you want to sit.â
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BATON ROUGE Of the 144 seats in the Louisiana Legislature, Democrats hold 47, and even fewer of those members espouse progressive ideas.
At the federal level, progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders advocate for higher minimum wages, universal health care and criminal justice reform and expect to make some headway toward their goals under the Biden administration. But in red Louisiana, the few progressives often find themselves having to moderate their stances as their ideas rarely make it through the Republican-run Legislature.
Most of the dozen or so most progressive members belong to the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus and represent lower-to-middle income parts of the state’s biggest cities.