Fort Sill Apache Tribal Jail

Fort Sill Apache Tribal Jail Information

The Chiricahua were the final American Indian tribe to be moved to Indian Territory. When the Apache prisoners of war arrived to Fort Sill, they were promised that the fort would become their permanent home, and the military reservation was expanded to accommodate them.

Tribe: Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

Phone: 580-588-229

Physical Address:
Fort Sill Apache Tribal Jail
43187 US Highway 281
Apache, OK 73006

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Fort Sill Apache Tribal Jail
43187 US Highway 281
Apache, OK 73006

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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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