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The Catawba, sometimes known as Issa, Essa, or Iswä, but most commonly Iswa (Catawba: Ye Isw - "people of the river"), are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans. Their current lands are in South Carolina, near the city of Rock Hill, on the Catawba River. Their jurisdiction formerly extended into North Carolina, and they still retain legal claim to some land in that state. They were originally regarded one of the most powerful Southeastern tribes in the Carolina Piedmont, as well as one of the most powerful tribes in the South overall, with other, smaller tribes merging into the Catawba when their post-contact numbers dropped owing to the effects of colonization on the Carolina Piedmont.
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Tribe: Catawba Indian Nation [previously listed as Catawba Tribe of South Carolina]

Phone: 803-366-4792

Physical Address:
 Catawba Indian Nation jail
996 Avenue of the Nations
Rock Hill, SC 29730

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Catawba Indian Nation jail
996 Avenue of the Nations
Rock Hill, SC 29730

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The Catawba, sometimes known as Issa, Essa, or Iswä, but most commonly Iswa (Catawba: Ye Isw - "people of the river"), are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans. Their current lands are in South Carolina, near the city of Rock Hill, on the Catawba River. Their jurisdiction formerly extended into North Carolina, and they still retain legal claim to some land in that state. They were originally regarded one of the most powerful Southeastern tribes in the Carolina Piedmont, as well as one of the most powerful tribes in the South overall, with other, smaller tribes merging into the Catawba when their post-contact numbers dropped owing to the effects of colonization on the Carolina Piedmont.
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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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