Washington's Juvenile Justice System and Native American Children

Native children 4.5x more likely to be incarcerated than white peers.
Discretionary policing and school exclusions push Native students into juvenile court.
Okanogan County: 52% of arrests, 6.4x more detained pre-conviction.
420 Native people in prisons due to nonretroactive juvenile points.
Advocates urge legislative changes but reforms like House Bill 1274 stalled.
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