Posts tagged Native prisoners

Huy Urges UN to Protect US Indigenous Prisoner Religious Freedoms

Indigenous peoples suffer one of the highest incarceration rates of any racial or ethnic group in the United States, and they are also disproportionately sentenced to serve life and long sentences in state prisons.

Featured, Current affairsLast Real IndiansMay 12, 2022Last Real Indians, Native prisoners

Indigenous Prisoner Religious Rights Organization Recognized for Work with Indigenous Prisoners

Huy, an Indigenous religious freedoms advocacy organization, has received a $50,000 grant in recognition of its efforts to help rehabilitate Indigenous prisoners and prepare them for successful reentry into society.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansOctober 19, 2021Last Real Indians, Gabe Galanda, Native prisoners