Ak-Chin Indian Community Multi-purpose Justice Complex

Ak-Chin Indian Community Multi-purpose Justice Complex Information

The Ak-Chin Indian Community is located in Southern Arizona's Santa Cruz Valley. The community is located 35 miles south of Phoenix in Pinal County's northwestern corner. The O'odham word Ak-Chin translates to "mouth of the wash" or "place where the wash loses itself in the sand or ground." The Ak-Chin Indian Community includes around 1,100 tribal members and a land base of somewhat more than 22,000 acres.

Tribe: Ak-Chin Indian Community [previously listed as Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona]

Phone: 520-510-9214

Physical Address:
Ak-Chin Indian Community Multi-purpose Justice Complex
45525 West Farrell Road
Maricopa, AZ 85139

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Ak-Chin Indian Community Multi-purpose Justice Complex
45525 West Farrell Road
Maricopa, AZ 85139

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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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