ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – It’s an unforgettable image: A red colored hand print, symbolically placed over a person’s mouth, silencing their story and suppressing justice.
The iconic illustration depicts a horrific truth in Alaska: men and women from Alaska Native communities face higher rates of domestic and sexual violence than other populations, according to data reviewed by the Department of Justice.
Today Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski were joined by the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Billy Kirkland, to announce a new effort to “reinvigorate” Operation Lady Justice that was created during the first Trump administration led by then Assistant Secretary Tara Sweeney…