Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Jail

Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Jail Information

The Lower Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, also known as the Idaho Ksanka, is a federally recognised tribe of Lower Kootenai people. The Ktunaxa, also known as Kutenai, Kootenay, and Kootenai, are a Northwest Plateau Indigenous tribe. They are one of Idaho's five federally recognised tribes.

Tribe: Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

Phone: 208-267-3519

Physical Address:
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Jail
142 Co Rd 38A
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Jail
P.O. Box 1269
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805

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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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