Alternative Sentencing Program | Tulalip Tribes

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Born out of a need to create a judicial system that Tulalip citizens can trust and that also prioritizes recovery and restoration, the Tulalip Tribal Court Alternative Sentencing Program supports the development of a safe, healthy, and law-abiding community. Focusing on the mental, physical, and spiritual health of offenders, the Program melds indigenous and therapeutic jurisprudence, providing solutions beyond incarceration. Beginning with the Tulalip Alternative Court and now backed by the entire Tulalip justice system, the nation's strategies for implementing Tulalip law now better reflect the sentiments of one of its traditional sayings, “To pull that canoe, you have to pull together.”