Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribal Jail

Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribal Jail Information

It was the longest-serving active army fort in Nevada, having been in existence for 24 years. Its men fought in the Modoc War, as well as clashes with the Bannock and Shoshone tribes. When it was turned into an American Indian reserve school in 1889, it was the last of the Nevada army installations in operation.

Tribe: Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon

Phone: 775-532-8402

Physical Address:
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribal Jail
111 North Reservation Road
McDermitt, NV 89421

Mailing Address (personal mail):
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Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribal Jail
P.O. Box 457
McDermitt, NV 89421

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About the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribal Jail
It was the longest-serving active army fort in Nevada, having been in existence for 24 years. Its men fought in the Modoc War, as well as clashes with the Bannock and Shoshone tribes. When it was turned into an American Indian reserve school in 1889, it was the last of the Nevada army installations in operation.
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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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