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Beginning in 1998, the Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC) is an annual survey (excluding 2005 and 2006) that collects detailed information on confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Information is gathered on inmate counts, movements, and facility operations and staff. In selected years (1998, 2004, and 2007) additional information is collected on facility programs and services, such as medical assessments and mental health screening procedures, inmate work assignments, counseling, and educational programs.
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Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2012 Describes Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) activities to collect and improve data on crime and justice in Indian country, as required by the Tribal Law and Order Act, 2010. | |
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Jails in Indian Country, 2011 Presents findings from the 2011 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of 80 jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other correctional facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | |
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Jails in Indian Country, 2010 Presents findings from the 2010 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of all jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other correctional facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on June 30, 2010. | |
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Compendium of Tribal Crime Data, 2011 Focuses on BJS's existing data on key criminal justice issues in Indian country and addresses gaps in tribal crime data. | |
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Jails in Indian Country, 2009 Presents findings from the 2009 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of 80 jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | |
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Jails in Indian Country, 2008 Presents findings from the 2008 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of 82 jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | |
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Jails in Indian Country, 2007 Presents findings from the 2007 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of 83 jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | |
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Jails in Indian Country 2007 Table 9. Employment characteristics in Indian country jails, by job function, June 2007 Jails in Indian Country 2007 Table 9. Employment characteristics in Indian country jails, by job function, June 2007 | |
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Jails in Indian Country, 2004 Presents findings from the 2004 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of 68 confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | |
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Jails in Indian Country, 2003 Presents findings from the 2003 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of all 70 confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | |
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Number of inmates confined in Indian country jails, by characteristic, June 2000-June 2007 Table 8 from Jails in Indian Country 2007 | |
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Number of Indian country jails and percent of inmate population, by facility size, June 2007 Table 3 from Jails in Indian Country 2007 | |
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Jails in Indian country that provided inmate treatment, counseling, and special programs, June 2007 Table 11 from Jails in Indian Country, 2007 | |
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Number of Indian country jails, by percent of capacity occupied, June 2007 Table 5 from Jails in Indian Country, 2007 | |
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Jails in Indian country with medical and mental health services and policies, by type, June 2007 Table 10 from Jails in Indian Country 2007 | |
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Inmates confined in Indian country jails, 2000-2004 and 2007 Figure 1 from Jails in Indian Country, 2007 | |
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Indian country | Statutory term that includes all lands within an Indian reservation, dependent Indian communities, and Indian trust allotments (18 U.S.C. § 1151). Courts interpret § 1151 to include all lands held in trust for tribes or their members. See United States v. Roberts, 185 F.3d 1125 (10th Cir. 1999). Tribal authority to imprison American Indian offenders is limited to one year per offense by statute (25 U.S.C. § 1302), a $5,000 fine, or both. |
Indian country jails | Indian country adult and juvenile detention centers, jails, and other correctional facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), U.S. Department of the Interior. |
Tribal jurisdiction | Tribal law enforcement agencies act as first responders to both felony and misdemeanor crimes. For most of Indian country, the federal government provides felony law enforcement concerning crimes by or against Indians. Certain areas of Indian country are under Public Law 83-280, as amended. P.L. 280 conferred jurisdiction on certain states over Indian country and suspended enforcement of the Major Crimes Act (18 U.S.C. § 1153) and the General Crimes Act (18 U.S.C. § 1152) in those areas. Indian tribes retain concurrent jurisdiction to enforce laws in Indian country where P.L. 280 applies. |
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