Collateral Consequences

Six virtual roundtables were held March 14, 2023 to March 23, 2023. Participants included individuals interested in providing more insight about collateral consequences in tribal courts. Groups were determined by region.

On May 19, 2023, Brenda Williams, Clinical Director at the University of Washington Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic, contacted NAICJA seeking assistance with holistic defense. UW serves as the primary public defender of misdemeanors at the Tulalip Tribes Tribal Court. Tulalip is considering updating its court structure to include in-house public defense. Brenda attended NAICJA's Tribal Holistic Defense Roundtable Conference and was interested in sharing with the Tulalip Court Administration the concepts of tribal holistic defense as a model for change.

Presentation Title: Collaborative Approaches to Addressing Collateral Consequences in Tribal Justice Systems 
Learning Objectives:
Identify collateral consequences of criminal arrests and convictions.
Acquire knowledge of collaborative approaches taking place in Indian Country to address collateral consequences.
Assess potential solutions that are appropriate to implement and/or adapt into your community.

The Policy Project team meets monthly, to work on the planning and development of the Collateral Consequences Policy Publication. NAICJA staff meets with Consultant Amanda Whiteeagle monthly to coordinate on the project. The project will develop publication on the collateral consequences of the new tribal authorities VAWA and TLOA on justice-involved people in tribal courts.