Apache Tribal Jail

Apache Tribal Jail Information

Within the greater Apache tribe, there are six distinct groups. Each band has its own set of beliefs, history, location, and traditions. The Chiricahua Apache, for example, arrived in what is now known as the Southwestern United States between 1400 and 1500. This Apache group was made up of bands that settled in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Northern Mexico. The Apache tribes are the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Western Apache, and Kiowa.

Tribe: Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

Phone: 405-247-9493

Physical Address:
Apache Tribal Jail
620 E Colorado Ave
Anadarko, OK 73005

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
Apache Tribal Jail
P.O. Box 1330
Anadarko, OK 73005

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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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