Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Jail

Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Jail Information

The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation are a federally recognised band of Southern Paiute that live on the Moapa River Indian Reservation in southern Nevada. They were previously known as the Muappa / Moapat and the Nuwuvi.

Tribe: Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada

Phone: 702-277-4977

Physical Address:
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Jail
River Indian Reservation
Moapa, NV 89025

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Jail
· P.O. Box 340
Moapa, NV 89025

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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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