San Carlos Apache Tribal Jail

San Carlos Apache Tribal Jail Information

Congressional District 1 and Legislative District 7 are home to the San Carlos Apache Tribe. PROFILE OF THE COMMUNITY: The Apache Ndeh (The People's) traditional territory spanned from Texas through New Mexico and Arizona into Mexico and California. Over time, numerous Apache bands were forcibly transferred to reserves.

Tribe: San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona

Phone: 928-475-1600

Physical Address:
San Carlos Apache Tribal Jail
San Carlos Avenue
San Carlos, AZ 85550

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
San Carlos Apache Tribal Jail
PO Box 0
San Carlos, AZ 85550

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About the San Carlos Apache Tribal Jail
Congressional District 1 and Legislative District 7 are home to the San Carlos Apache Tribe. PROFILE OF THE COMMUNITY: The Apache Ndeh (The People's) traditional territory spanned from Texas through New Mexico and Arizona into Mexico and California. Over time, numerous Apache bands were forcibly transferred to reserves.
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Understanding US Bureau of Indian Affairs

Because the legal system in ‘Indian Country’ operates outside of the legal jurisdiction of the cities, counties and states where the individual Indian Reservations are located, and the land is wholly owned and governed by the Tribes, the jails and detention centers on those lands are maintained and run by the individual Tribes. The police that provide the security and enforce the laws and the courts that mete out justice are also controlled by the individual Tribes.

There are over 90 jails and detention centers throughout Indian Country, of which, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Justice Services (OJS) staffs and operates a quarter of these facilities. The remainder are operated by Tribes through the PL 93-638, Self-Governance Compacts and a few are fully funded and operated by a tribe. Each jail is unique in operation and location.

Indian Reservation and Tribal laws also fall under the legal jurisdiction of the federal government. If a federal law has been broken, the Department of Justice may get involved. In that case, a convicted person from a crime committed on Indian Lands may be required to serve their time within the BOP (Federal Bureau of Prisons).

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