Pueblo of Sandia Jail

Pueblo of Sandia Jail Information

The police officers that serve the Pueblo of Sandia are dedicated to providing the greatest level of professional public safety services while treating all Sandia Tribal Members and visitors with decency and respect. Our basic tasks are to provide for the public's safety, to provide law enforcement services, to offer aid, to provide counsel, and to prevent crimes and dangerous acts and conditions.

Tribe: Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico

Phone: 505-798-7401

Physical Address:
Pueblo of Sandia Jail
481 Sandia Loop
Bernalillo, NM 87004

Mailing Address (personal mail):
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Pueblo of Sandia Jail
481 Sandia Loop
Bernalillo, NM 87004

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About the Pueblo of Sandia Jail
The police officers that serve the Pueblo of Sandia are dedicated to providing the greatest level of professional public safety services while treating all Sandia Tribal Members and visitors with decency and respect. Our basic tasks are to provide for the public's safety, to provide law enforcement services, to offer aid, to provide counsel, and to prevent crimes and dangerous acts and conditions.
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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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