Evansville Village Jail
Evansville Village Jail Information
When Wilfred Evans, Sr. moved his family from Alatna, Alaska, to the area in the late 1940s, the village of Evansville, Alaska, was established. John Evans left the family trading business to his son, Wilfred, who was running it in Alatna. Frank Tobuk, Wilfred's brother-in-law, also relocated his family from Alatna to Evansville.Inmate Services
Tribe: Evansville Village (aka Bettles Field)
Phone
907-692-5005Mailing address (personal mail)
Evansville Village Jail
PO Box 26087
Bettles Field, AK 99726
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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).