Douglas Indian Association Jail

Douglas Indian Association Jail Information

American city of Douglas, Alaska is home to the Douglas Indian Association (DIA), a Native American group. The group defends the rights of the Tlingit people, an indigenous people who originated in southeast Alaska. The DIA strives to maintain and advance the cultural practices, language, and community of the Tlingit people, who have a rich cultural heritage.

Tribe: Douglas Indian Association

Phone: 907-364-2916

Physical Address:
Douglas Indian Association Jail
811 W. 12th Street
Juneau, AK 99801

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Douglas Indian Association Jail
811 W. 12th Street
Juneau, AK 99801

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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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