Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jail
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jail Information
Citizens of Potawatomi Nation is based in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and has tribal jurisdiction over Cleveland and Pottawatomie counties. The North Canadian River, the South Canadian River, the Pottawatomie-Seminole county line, and the Indian Meridian form the boundaries of their tribal jurisdiction.Inmate Services
Tribe: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation [previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas]
Phone
877-715-6789.Physical address
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jail16281 Q Road
Mayetta, KS 66509 Get directions
Mailing address (personal mail)
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jail
16281 Q Road
Mayetta, KS 66509
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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).