Koyukuk Native Village Jail

Koyukuk Native Village Jail Information

At the entrance of the Koyukuk River alongside the Yukon River, some 30 miles west of Galena and 290 air miles west of Fairbanks, Alaska is the Koyukuk village community.

Tribe: Koyukuk Native Village

Phone: 907-927-2253

Physical Address:
Koyukuk Native Village Jail
100 Vista Road
Koyukuk, AK 99754

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
Koyukuk Native Village Jail
P.O. Box 109
Koyukuk, AK 99754

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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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