Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation Jail

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation Jail Information

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (Kooyooe Tukadu) lives on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, which is located about 35 miles north of Reno, Nevada. The reservation has about 475,000 acres of land, the centrepiece of which is Pyramid Lake.

Tribe: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada

Phone: 775-574-1000

Physical Address:
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation Jail
208 Capitol Hill
Nixon, NV 89424

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation Jail
P.O. Box 256
Nixon, NV 89424

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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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