#Indigenous ppl in #SouthDakota, #NorthDakota & #Montana are 1/4 of the prison population, despite being less than 1/10 of statewide populations. Nationally, Native youth are incarcerated at a higher rate than Hispanic, Asian, and white people combined. 🧵
https://grist.org/indigenous/prison-funding-states-stolen-indigenous-land-trust/
https://grist.org/indigenous/prison-funding-states-stolen-indigenous-land-trust/
10 states fund prisons using stolen Indigenous lands
State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling.Alleen Brown (Grist)
