Missing indigenous women spotlighted by Washington bill

(Ted S. Warren | The Associated Press) Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, lower right, signs a bill into law, Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The bill creates liaison positions within the Washington State Patrol, and requires the agency to develop best practices in hopes of reducing disproportionate rates of violence faced by Native American and indigenous women, and also the frequency with which perpetrators of the crimes avoid justice. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Olympia, Wash. • A growing number of missing and murdered Native American women are the focus of a Washington bill signed into law Wednesday amid concerns the victims’ cases are slipping between jurisdictional gaps.

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