Oglala Sioux Tribal Jail

Oglala Sioux Tribal Jail Information

The Oglala Lakota Nation lives on the Pine Ridge Reservation, which is surrounded by undulating plains, Badlands, and the Black Hills. The Pine Ridge Reservation encompasses the entire Oglala Lakota (previously Shannon) County, as well as the southern half of Jackson and Bennett Counties.

Tribe: Oglala Sioux Tribe [previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota]

Phone: 605-867-5821

Physical Address:
Oglala Sioux Tribal Jail
Highway 18 Main Street
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's First and Last Name
Oglala Sioux Tribal Jail
P.O. Box 2070
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

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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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