The kickapoo tribe of oklahoma (KTO) is a federally recognized tribe in mcloud, oklahoma

The KTO's service area is in north-central oklahoma, primarily lincoln, oklahoma, and pottawatomie counties. The KTO reservation comprises approximately 7,700 acres of land, with a tribal enrollment of 2,669 members. The ktos internal partners are committed to exercising special tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) to ensure victims find safety and justice and that non-indians who commit covered crimes within the kickapoo tribal jurisdiction are held accountable. The kickapoo tribe of oklahoma police department (KTOPD) will be the lead agency for this new STCJ project. Proposed project activities include: hiring a specialized domestic violence prosecutor and bilingual translator; providing training on the dynamics of domestic violence for law enforcement; procuring consultants to assist with drafting legal codes and evaluating the tribe's criminal justice system; maintainingtrial and appellate court facilities; strengthening supervision systems; developing treatment, rehabilitation, and reentry programs and services; developing culturally appropriate services and assistance for victims and their families; developing criminal codes and rules of criminal procedure, appellate procedure, and evidence; providing licensed defense counsel to indigent criminal defendants at no cost to the defendant in criminal proceedings; ensuringjurors are summoned, selected, and instructing in a manner consistent with all applicable requirements in criminal proceedings in which the tribe exercises STCJ; according victims of covered crimes rights, similar to the rights of a crime victims, consistent with tribal law; completing the required planning period to engage required and critical partners in a planning process and memorandum of understanding (MOU) development; participating in the inter-tribal technical assistance working group (ITWG) on STCJ; participating in on-site and other training and technical assistance opportunities; and submitting the STCJ supporting certifications tothe office of violence against women prior to using grant funds to support incarceration or prosecution activities. The timing for the performance of this award is 60 months.