Native Village of Point Hope Jail

Native Village of Point Hope Jail Information

According to the Commission's standards for the 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Preference Slot and, more specifically, the shape files used by the Commission to identify suitable Tribal lands, the Native Village of Point Hope is a proven suitable Tribal territory. These shape files represent Tribal territories and have been submitted by the Commission in an alphabetically.

Tribe: Native Village of Point Hope

Phone: 907-368-2330

Physical Address:
Native Village of Point Hope Jail
916 Ippiq Street
Pt. Hope, AK 99766

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
Native Village of Point Hope Jail
P.O. Box 109
Pt. Hope, AK 99766

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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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