Blue Lake Rancheria Police Jail

Blue Lake Rancheria Police Jail Information

Because California is a Public Law 280 (PL-280) state, criminal law enforcement is a complicated jurisdictional problem on tribal grounds. Blue Lake Rancheria is subject to concurrent jurisdiction under a federal law enacted in the 1950s. On the Rancheria, specific crimes are prosecuted by the tribal, state, and federal governments. Because of PL-280, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office has been the primary entity providing state criminal law enforcement services to the Blue Lake Rancheria. However, things have altered dramatically in recent years.

Tribe: Blue Lake Rancheria, California

Phone: 707-668-5101

Physical Address:
Blue Lake Rancheria Police Jail
1 Aiyekwee Loop
Blue Lake, CA 95525

Mailing Address (personal mail):
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Blue Lake Rancheria Police Jail
PO BOX 428
Blue Lake, CA 95525

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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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