Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Jail

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Jail Information

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is a federally recognised Odawa Indian band in the United States. Its headquarters are in Manistee and Mason counties in northwest Michigan. It was officially recognised on September 21, 1994. It is one of three federally recognised Odawa tribes in Michigan.

Tribe: Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan

Phone: 231-242-1620

Physical Address:
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Jail
911 Spring Street
Petoskey, MI 49770

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Jail
7500 Odawa Circle
Harbor Springs, MI 49770

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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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