Kenton Beckstead didn’t know what he was getting into when he left his law practice in Twin Falls, Idaho, in 2016 and took a position as a tribal prosecutor 400 miles north on the Nez Perce Reservation.

But soon after he began working with Nez Perce tribal law enforcement, Beckstead had a striking first impression that the police department was embroiled in "chaos." Crime-courts

Victim says tribal cops allowed accused rapist in the room while they took her statement

Ted McDermott Public Service Journalism Team

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2 women reported abuse, rape to tribal cops. Justice only came when one was dead

Ted McDermott Public Service Journalism Team

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"One of the big issues was just getting information from the police department to the prosecutor's off

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