U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics

November 2016, NCJ 250117

Todd D. Minton, BJS Statistician

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n estimated 2,510 inmates were confined
in 76 Indian country jails at midyear 2015,
a 5.5% increase from the 2,380 inmates
confined in 79 facilities at midyear 2014 (figure 1).
The average number of inmates per operating facility
increased from 30 inmates in 2014 to 33 inmates
in 2015. At midyear 2015, the jail facilities in
Indian country were rated to hold an estimated
3,800 inmates, up from 3,720 in 2014. In 2015,
approximately 1,200 jail operations staff were
employed to supervise the confined inmates, similar
to the 1,230 jail operations staff at midyear 2014.1

Figure 1
Inmates confined in Indian country jails, midyear
2000–2004 and 2007–2015
Number of inmates
2,700
2,400
2,100
1,800
1,500
1,200

Jails operating in Indian country increased from
68 facilities in 2004 to 76 in 2015

900

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has conducted
the Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC)
since 1998, although the survey was not conducted
in 2005 and 2006. The number of operating jail
facilities in Indian country increased from 68 in 2004
to 76 in 2015. Over the 11-year period, 14 facilities
permanently closed and 21 facilities were newly
constructed. Two facilities in 2011 (one adult and one
juvenile) were treated as a single respondent in 2010,
and two facilities in 2011 merged into one facility
in 2012. For more information on the SJIC universe
from 1998 to 2003, see the Jails in Indian Country
series, located on the BJS website.

300

600
0

'00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05a '06a '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13b '14b '15b
At midyear

Note: Midyear count is the number of inmates held on the last weekday
in June.
aSurvey not conducted.
bData are adjusted for nonresponse and rounded to the nearest 10.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian
Country, 2000–2004 and 2007–2015.

1 Jail

operations staff include correctional officers, guards, and other
staff who spend more than 50% of their time supervising inmates.

HIGHLIGHTS
„„ At midyear 2015, an estimated 2,510 inmates were

confined in 76 Indian country jails, a 5.5% increase
from the 2,380 inmates confined at midyear 2014 in
79 facilities.
„„ The number of inmates admitted into Indian

country jails during June 2015 (9,810) was four
times the size of the average daily population
(2,390).
„„ For the 76 facilities operating in June 2015, the

expected average length of stay at admission for
inmates was about 7 days.

„„ Three in 10 inmates were held for violent offenses at

midyear 2015, including domestic violence (13%),
aggravated or simple assault (10%), unspecified
violence (6%), and rape or sexual assault (2%).
„„ Similar to 2013 and 2014, at midyear 2015, 2 in 10

inmates were held for public intoxication.
„„ The ratio of inmates to jail operations employees

was about 2 inmates to 1 jail operations employee
at midyear 2015, remaining stable since 2010.

Bul l etin

Jails in Indian Country, 2015

BJS imputed inmate and facility population counts for
facilities that did not respond to the survey, including seven
facilities in 2004 (213 inmates, or 12% of all inmates confined
at midyear), four facilities in 2007 (167 or 8%), two facilities
in 2013 (37 or 2%), five facilities in 2014 (223 or 9%), and
seven facilities in 2015 (384 or 15%). All operating facilities
responded to surveys from 2008 to 2012. (See Methodology for
information on jails in Indian country, including details on
facility counts and survey participation.)
Occupied bed space declined from 86% of rated capacity
in 2000 to 66% in 2015
At midyear 2015, the jail facilities in Indian country were rated
to hold an estimated 3,800 inmates, up slightly from 3,720 in
2014 (table 1). From June 2000 to June 2015, the overall rated
capacity grew at twice the rate (up 83%) of the midyear inmate
population (up 41%). As a result, occupied bed space declined
from 86% of rated capacity at midyear 2000 to 66% at midyear
2015. When measured relative to the average daily population
(ADP), the percentage of rated capacity occupied in Indian
country jails was 58% in June 2014 and 63% in June 2015.
This was down from 75% in June 2004, the first year ADP was
collected (not shown).
The largest jails accounted for 26% of all facilities and held
nearly 60% of all inmates in Indian country jails
Of the inmates confined in Indian country jails at midyear
2015, an estimated 93% (2,340) were held in 56 facilities rated
to hold 25 or more inmates (table 2). At midyear 2015, 58%
of the jail population was held in 20 facilities rated to hold
50 or more inmates. The 20 facilities with a rated capacity of
24 or fewer inmates accounted for about a quarter (26%) of
all facilities and held less than 10% of all inmates in Indian
country jails. Among all jails, the population ranged from no
inmates in Fort Peck Transitional Living Unit to 228 inmates
in the facility for Nisqually Adult Corrections, which held
9% of the total population in Indian country jails at midyear
2015. Overall, 12 facilities accounted for half of the inmate
population in Indian country jails.

Table 1
Number of inmates, rated capacity, and percent of capacity
occupied in Indian country jails, June 2000 and 2010–2015
2000

2010

Number of inmates
Midyearb
1,775 2,119
ADPc
… 2,009
Rated capacityd
2,076 2,951
Percent of capacity
occupiede
Midyear
85.5% 71.8%
ADP
… 68.1
Number of operating
facilities
68
75
Average number of
inmates per operating
facilityf
26
28

2011

2012

2,239 2,364
2,106 2,253
3,136 3,221

2013a 2014a 2015a
2,290
2,140
3,480

2,380
2,170
3,720

2,510
2,390
3,800

71.4% 73.4% 65.7% 64.0% 66.1%
67.2 69.9 61.5 58.3
62.9
80

79

79

79

76

28

30

29

30

33

Note: For comparison over time, data on inmate population and rated capacity were
imputed for nonrespondents, including two facilities in 2013, five in 2014, and seven
in 2015. See Methodology.
…Not collected.
aData are adjusted for nonresponse and rounded to the nearest 10.
bThe number of inmates held on the last weekday in June.
cAverage daily population (ADP) is the number of inmates confined each day in
June, divided by 30. Data were estimated for two facilities in 2011 and one facility in
2013 that responded to the survey but did not report their ADP.
dThe maximum number of beds or inmates assigned by a rating official. In some
cases, facilities responding to the survey reported incomplete data. The rated
capacity for two facilities in 2012 was based on their rated capacity in 2011. The
rated capacity for midyear 2013 was imputed for three facilities: one was based
on 2011 and two were based on 2012. The rated capacity for midyear 2014 was
imputed for two facilities: one was based on 2013 and one was based on 2012.
eCalculated by dividing the population count of a facility by its rated capacity and
multiplying by 100.
fBased on the number of inmates held on the last weekday in June.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country,
2000 and 2010–2015.

Table 2
Indian country jails and percent of inmate population, by
facility size, midyear 2015
Facility sizea
Total
9 or fewer
10–24
25–49
50 or more

Number
Facilities
Inmatesb
76
2,510
2
10
18
160
36
880
20
1,460

Percent
Facilities
Inmates
100%
100%
2.6%
0.4%
23.7
6.4
47.4
35.1
26.3
58.2

aBased on the rated capacity, which is the maximum number of beds or inmates

assigned by a rating official. The rated capacity was imputed for seven facilities that
did not respond to the survey.
bThe number of inmates held on the last weekday in June. Data are adjusted for
nonresponse and rounded to the nearest 10.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2015.

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The 20 jails with a rated capacity of 50 or more inmates
reported a similar use of their bed space at midyear 2015
and on an average day in June 2015 (65% each) (figure 2).
On their most crowded day in June 2015, the 20 largest jails
were operating at 79% of their rated capacity. The bed space
utilization rate of the 56 facilities that held 49 or fewer inmates
varied at midyear 2015 (67% of rated capacity), on an average
day in June 2015 (59%), and on their most crowded day in
June 2015 (93%).
Twenty-six facilities (34%) in 2015 were operating above rated
capacity on the most crowded day in June, which was similar
to 2014 (table 3). Thirteen facilities were operating above
rated capacity on the last weekday in June 2015, and 11 were
operating above rated capacity on an average day in June 2015.
Figure 2
Percent of rated capacity occupied, by facility size, June 2015
Percent
100

Peak
93%

80
60

Midyear
67% ADP
59%

65%

Overall, admissions declined and the average daily population
increased, resulting in an increase in expected average
length of stay (the time held in custody from admission to
release) between June 2014 (about 6 days) and June 2015
(about 7 days). Facilities rated to hold 49 or fewer inmates
accounted for the increase in the expected average length of
stay. Facilities rated to hold 50 or more inmates reported a
decline between midyear 2014 (about 11.5 days) and midyear
2015 (about 10 days).
Table 3
Number of Indian country jails, by population measures and
percent of rated capacity occupied, June 2015

65%

Percent of capacity occupieda
24% or less
25–49%
50–74%
75–100%
101% or more

20

49 or fewer inmates

During 2015, the 76 Indian country jails admitted an
estimated 9,810 persons, down from 10,460 persons admitted
to 79 facilities in June 2014 (table 4). Admissions to Indian
country jails in June 2015 were four times the size of the
average daily population (2,390), down from five times the size
of the average daily population in 2014 (2,170). In June 2015,
admissions to facilities rated to hold from 25 to 49 inmates
(4,150) and 50 or more inmates (4,410) accounted for nearly
9 in 10 admissions, up from 2014 when facilities rated to hold
25 or more inmates accounted for about 75% of all admissions.

79%

40

0

The expected average length of stay in Indian country jails
increased by a day

50 or more inmates

Note: Rated capacity is the maximum number of beds or inmates assigned by a
rating official. Midyear count is the number of inmates held on the last weekday in
June. Average daily population (ADP) is the number of inmates confined in June,
divided by 30. Peak population is the number of inmates held on the day in June
in which the custody population of a facility was the largest. See Methodology for
information on imputed inmate population and rated capacity.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2015.

Midyearb
12
18
15
18
13

ADPc
17
22
12
14
11

Peakd
6
12
18
14
26

Note: Rated capacity is the maximum number of beds or inmates assigned by a
rating official. Data on inmate population and rated capacity were imputed for
seven facilities that did not respond to the survey in 2015.
aCalculated by dividing the population count of a facility by its rated capacity and
multiplying by 100.
bThe number of inmates held on the last weekday in June.
cAverage daily population (ADP) is the sum of the number of inmates held on each
day in June, divided by 30.
dThe number of inmates held on the day in June in which the custody population of
a facility was the largest.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2015.

Table 4
Admissions and expected average length of stay in Indian country jails, by facility size, June 2014 and 2015
Facility sizec
Total
9 or fewer
10 to 24
25 to 49
50 or more

Number of facilities
2014
2015
79
76
4
2
24
18
33
36
18
20

ADPa
2014
2,170
5
220
740
1,220

2015
2,390
4
140
790
1,460

Estimated monthly admissions
2014d
2015e
10,460
9,810
130
40
2,490
1,220
4,680
4,150
3,170
4,410

Expected average length of stayb
2014
2015
6.2 days
7.3 days
1.2
3.0
2.7
3.4
4.7
5.7
11.5
9.9

Note: Data are adjusted for nonresponse and rounded to the nearest 10, except for the average daily population (ADP) in facilities with a rated capacity of 9 or fewer.
aADP is the sum of the number of inmates held on each day in June, divided by 30.
bCalculated by dividing the ADP by the number of June admissions and multiplying by 30. See Methodology.
cBased on the rated capacity, which is the maximum number of beds or inmates assigned by a rating official.
dData were estimated for seven facilities in 2015 that did not respond to the survey (1,960 admissions combined).
eData were imputed for five facilities in 2014 that did not respond to the survey (1,763 admissions combined).
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2014 and 2015.

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Since 2010, about 3 in 10 inmates held in Indian country jails
have been confined for a violent offense, a decline from 4 in 10
since peaking in 2007.2 At midyear 2015, domestic violence
(13%) and aggravated or simple assault (10%) accounted for
23% of all inmates. Inmates held for other violence (6%) and
rape or sexual assault (2%) accounted for an additional 8% of
the jail population.

An estimated 30% of inmates were held for a violent
offense each year in the previous 5 years
Since 2000, the distribution of Indian country jail inmates
by sex and age has changed. Although males accounted for
the largest proportion of the inmate population in Indian
country jails, the percentage of female jail inmates increased
from 20% of all inmates in 2000 to 25% in 2015 (table 5).
The juvenile population, defined as those inmates age 17 or
younger, declined from 16% in 2000 to less than 10% in 2013,
2014, and 2015. The distribution of inmates by conviction
status and offense type also changed. After the percentage of
convicted inmates peaked in 2009 at 69%, it declined steadily
each year from 2010 (59%) to 2014 (51%). In 2015, the
percentage of convicted inmates increased to 55%.

Patterns of decline were also observed among inmates held for
alcohol- and drug-related offenses. Inmates held for driving
while intoxicated or driving while under the influence of drugs
or alcohol declined from 16% of the total inmate population
in 2000 to 7% at midyear 2015. The percentage of inmates held
for a drug law violation declined from 8% in 2000 to 6% at
midyear 2015.
2 For

2002, 2004, and 2007 to 2009 data, see Jails in Indian Country, 2012
(NCJ 242187, BJS web, June 2013).

Table 5
Inmates confined in Indian country jails, by demographic characteristic, conviction status, and offense, midyear 2000 and 2010–2015
Characteristic
Totala
Sex
Male
Female
Age group
Adults
Male
Female
Juveniles
Male
Female
Conviction status
Convicted
Unconvicted
Most serious offense
Violent offense
Domestic violence
Aggravated/simple assault
Rape/sexual assault
Other violence
Burglary
Larceny-theftb
Public intoxicationc
DWI/DUId
Drug offense
Other unspecifiede

2000
1,775

2010
2,119

Number of inmates
2011 2012 2013
2,239 2,364 2,290

2014
2,380

2015
2,510

2000
100%

2010
100%

Percent of inmates
2011
2012
2013
100% 100%
100%

1,420
350

1,640
480

1,740
500

1,840
530

1,730
560

1,790
590

1,870
640

80%
20

77%
23

78%
22

78%
22

1,500
1,210
280
280
210
70

1,870
1,480
390
250
160
90

2,000
1,580
420
240
160
80

2,120
1,660
450
250
170
80

2,080
1,600
480
210
130
80

2,190
1,670
530
190
130
60

2,300
1,730
570
210
140
70

84%
68
16
16
12
4

88%
70
18
12
8
4

89%
71
19
11
7
3

1,080
690

1,240
880

1,290
950

1,350
1,020

1,290
1,000

1,210
1,170

1,380
1,130

61%
39

59%
41

…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
280
140
…

660
280
230
40
110
…
…
…
220
100
1,150

650
270
250
40
90
…
…
…
240
120
1,230

710
320
200
40
160
…
…
…
230
120
1,300

720
350
230
50
110
40
30
380
200
100
820

650
280
220
40
110
40
20
470
220
130
850

760
330
240
40
150
50
30
440
180
140
920

…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
16%
8
…

31%
13
11
2
5
…
…
…
10
4
54

2014
100%

2015
100%

76%
24

75%
25

75%
25

90%
70
19
10
7
3

91%
70
21
9
6
3

92%
70
22
8
5
3

92%
69
23
8
6
3

58%
42

57%
43

56%
44

51%
49

55%
45

29%
12
11
2
4
…
…
…
11
5
55

30%
14
8
2
7
…
…
…
10
5
55

32%
15
10
2
5
2
1
17
9
4
36

27%
12
9
2
5
2
1
20
9
5
36

30%
13
10
2
6
2
1
17
7
6
37

Note: Based on the number of inmates held on the last weekday in June. Data are estimated for nonresponse and rounded to the nearest 10. As a result, reports prior to 2014 are
not comparable. Detail may not sum to total due to rounding. See appendix tables 1 through 4 for a list of all facilities and inmate characteristics for 2015. See appendix table 5
for the reported characteristic counts. See Methodology for detail on estimating inmate characteristics.
…Not collected.
aThe total in custody data for 2013, 2014, and 2015 are adjusted for nonresponse and rounded to the nearest 10.
bExcludes motor-vehicle theft.
cIncludes drunk and disorderly.
dIncludes driving while intoxicated and driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
eIn 2013, BJS started collecting data on burglary, larceny-theft, and public intoxication. As a result, other unspecified offenses in prior years are not comparable to 2013
through 2015.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2000 and 2010–2015.

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In 2013, BJS enhanced the SJIC offense category questionnaire
item to include burglary, larceny-theft, and public intoxication,
which allowed for better classification of previously unspecified
offenses. About 20% of inmates at midyear 2015 were charged
with public intoxication (17%), burglary (2%), and larcenytheft (1%), which was similar to 2013 and 2014.

(29%) in Indian country jails were administrative employees;
educational staff; technical or professional staff; clerical,
maintenance, or food service staff; or staff performing other
job functions.

The number of correctional staff increased since 2010

Indian country jail authorities reported 10 deaths in custody
since midyear 2010 (not shown). Two deaths, including one
suicide, were reported during the 12-month period ending
June 30, 2015. During the same period, 68 facilities reported
a total of 53 attempted suicides. Among the 61 facilities
reporting valid data on attempted suicide in both 2014 and
2015, 51 inmates in 2014 and 52 in 2015 attempted suicide.
Overall, attempted suicides in Indian country jails declined
significantly after peaking in 2002. (For more information, see
Jails in Indian Country, 2012, NCJ 242187, BJS web, June 2013.)

Indian country jails employed an estimated 1,690 persons at
midyear 2015 (table 6). Each year since 2010, jail operations
staff accounted for about 7 in 10 personnel. Jail operations staff
consists of correctional officers and other staff who spend more
than 50% of their time supervising inmates. The number of jail
operations staff remained stable from midyear 2013 to midyear
2015, but increased 19% from midyear 2010 to midyear 2015.
Overall, the ratio of inmates to jail operations employees was
about 2 inmates to 1 jail operations employee at midyear 2015,
remaining stable since 2010. An estimated 490 jail personnel

Two reported deaths occurred in Indian country jails in the
12-month period ending June 30, 2015

Table 6
Persons employed in Indian country jails, by job function, midyear 2010 and 2013–2015
Job function
Total
Administrativec
Jail operationsd
Educational staff
Technical/professional
Clerical/maintenance/food service
Other unspecified functions
Number of inmates per jail operations staff

2010a
1,469
157
1,010
27
56
186
33
2.1

2013b
1,740
160
1,180
30
100
220
50
1.9

Number

2014b
1,710
140
1,230
30
80
210
20
1.9

2015b
1,690
150
1,200
30
70
210
40
2.1

Percent
2010
100%
10.7
68.8
1.8
3.8
12.7
2.2

2013
100%
9.2
67.8
1.7
5.7
12.6
2.9

2014
100%
8.2
71.9
1.8
4.7
12.3
1.2

2015
100%
8.9
71.0
1.8
4.1
12.4
2.4

aData are not rounded because response rate was 100%.

bData are estimated and rounded to the nearest 10 because six facilities in 2013, eight in 2014, and nine in 2015 did not report information on staff. See appendix table 6 for

reported staff counts. See Methodology for detail on estimation.
cIncludes jail administrators, assistants, and other personnel who work in an administrative capacity more than 50% of the time.
dIncludes correctional officers, guards, and other staff who spend more than 50% of their time supervising inmates.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2010 and 2013–2015.

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Methodology

tribal court sentencing authority. As a result, offenders may
serve potentially lengthier sentences (up to 3 years) in Indian
country correctional facilities (P.L. 111-211, H.R. 725, 124
Stat. 2258).

The Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) Annual Survey of
Jails in Indian Country (SJIC) includes all Indian country
correctional facilities operated by tribal authorities or the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. BJS
has conducted the SJIC annually since 1998, excluding 2005
and 2006. The 2015 survey collected data about the number
of inmates and percentage of capacity occupied. Capacity
occupied is based on the June 2015 average daily population
(ADP), midyear population, and peak population in facilities
in June 2015 (appendix table 1). ADP is the number of inmates
confined each day in June, divided by 30, midyear count is the
number of inmates held on the last weekday in June, and peak
population is the number of inmates held on the day in June in
which the custody population of a facility was the largest.

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 American Indians and Alaska
Natives. Certain areas of Indian country are under Public Law
83-280, as amended (commonly referred to as Public Law 280).
Public Law 280 conferred jurisdiction over Indian country
to certain states 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 Public
Law 280 applies.

Through a cooperative agreement with BJS, Westat, Inc.
conducted the SJIC that is designed to cover all adult and
juvenile jail facilities and detention centers in Indian country.
The reference date for the survey is June 30, 2015.
For this report, Indian country includes reservations, pueblos,
rancherias, and other appropriate areas (18 U.S.C. § 1151).
Indian country is a statutory term that includes all lands within
an Indian reservation, dependent Indian communities, and
Indian trust allotments (18 U.S.C. § 1151). Courts interpret
Section 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
had been limited to 1 year per offense by statute (25 U.S.C.
§ 1302), a $5,000 fine, or both. On July 29, 2010, the Tribal
Law and Order Act of 2010 was signed into law, expanding

Annually, BJS updates its existing roster of jails in Indian
country. BJS obtains data from administrators of Indian
country jails by faxed questionnaires and through follow-up
phone calls and facsimiles. The survey universe and response
rates have changed over time. During the 11-year period,
many facilities have closed or been constructed (table 7). In
some cases, facilities do not respond to the survey or report
incomplete data. For comparison over time, BJS imputed data
on inmate populations for facilities that did not respond to the
surveys, including seven in 2004, four in 2007, two in 2013,
five in 2014, and seven in 2015. In 2015, imputations for the
midyear jail populations, ADP, peak population, and admission
during the month of June used the most recent available data.
The imputed value for the peak population for five facilities
during June 2015 was based on their midyear population or
ADP in June 2015, whichever was greater.

Table 7
Indian country jail survey universe and response rates, 2004 and 2007–2015
Original roster of facilitiesd
Number of facilities
Non-operational or out-of-scopee
Pre-survey fielding
Post-survey fielding
Added facilitiesf
Active survey universeg
Number of respondents
Number of nonrespondents
Response rate

2004

2007

2008

2009a

2010

2011b

2012c

2013

2014

2015

70

86

86

86

86

86

89

89

90

90

2
0
:
68
61
7
90%

3
0
:
83
79
4
95%

4
0
0
82
82
0
100%

6
1
0
79
79
0
100%

7
4
0
75
75
0
100%

6
3
3
80
80
0
100%

7
3
0
79
79
0
100%

11
0
1
79
77
2
97%

7
4
0
79
74
5
94%

7
7
0
76
69
7
91%

Note: The survey universe was revised for 2008, 2011, and 2012. The survey was not conducted in 2005 and 2006. Between 2004 and 2007, 7 facilities closed, 21 facilities in
the 2007 survey were newly constructed or new to the collection, and 1 facility that was closed in 2004 reopened and was included in the survey. For the 1998–2003 survey
universe, see the Jails in Indian Country series located on the BJS website.
: Not calculated.
aPrior to the 2010 data collection, one facility in the 2009 universe was determined to be closed, resulting in a revised (79 facilities) facility count for 2009.
bTwo facilities in 2011 (one adult and one juvenile) were treated as one respondent in 2010.
cTwo facilities merged into one facility, resulting in a final universe of 79 facilities.
dIncludes the number of facilities expected to be surveyed.
eIncludes the number of facilities determined to be closed or out-of-scope of the survey, either prior to the fielding of the survey or during data collection activity.
fIncludes the number of facilities newly constructed, new to the data collection, or temporary closed facilities that were reopened.
gIncludes the final number of facilities in the survey universe after removing non-operational and out-of-scope facilities.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2004 and 2007–2015.

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Expected length of stay for 2015
The stock-flow ratio method was used to measure the expected
average length of stay for inmates held during June 2015.
Stock—average daily population during June 2015 = 2,390
Flow—inmate admissions during June 2015 = 9,810
Stock-flow ratio in June 2015 = 0.244 (2,390/9,810 = 0.244)
Expected length of stay in days (the average number of days
held in custody from admission to release) = 7.3 days (0.244 ×
30 days = 7.3).

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Table 8
Estimation of inmate characteristics in table 5
2015
Estimated data for 2 facilities
are based on their 2014 data.
Estimated data for 4 facilities
are based on their 2013 data.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their 2012 data.

2014
Estimated data for 4 facilities
are based on their 2013 data.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their 2012 data.

2013
Estimated data for 3 facilities
are based on their 2012 data.

2012
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2012
to the reported number of
inmates by sex in 2012.

2011
No estimated data.

2010
No estimated data.

2000
No estimated data.

Conviction status Estimated data for 2 facilities
are based on their 2014 data.
Estimated data for 4 facilities
are based on their 2013 data.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their 2012 data.

Estimated data for 3 facilities
are based on their 2013 data.
Estimated data for 2 facilities
are the ratio of the total
number of inmates in their
jail at midyear 2014 to the
reported number of inmates
by conviction status in 2013.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their 2012 data.

Estimated data for 3 facilities
are based on their 2012 data.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2013
to the reported number of
inmates by conviction status
in 2013.

Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2012
to the reported number of
inmates by conviction status
in 2012.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2012
to the reported number of
inmates by conviction status
in 2013.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their 2013 data.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their 2011 data.

Estimated data for 2 facilities
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2011
to the reported number of
inmates by conviction status
in 2011.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2011
to the reported number of
inmates by conviction status
in 2013.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2011
to the reported number of
inmates by conviction status
in 2010.

Estimated data for 14
inmates are based on the
ratio of the total number
of inmates in their jail
at midyear 2010 to the
reported number of inmates
by conviction status in 2010.

No estimated data.

Most serious
offense

Estimated data for 3 facilities
are based on their 2013 data.
Estimated data for 2 facilities
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2014
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 2013.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their 2012 data.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2014
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 2011.

Estimated data for 3 facilities
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2013
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 2013.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2012
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 2014.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their 2012 data.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their 2011 data.

Estimated data for 2 facilities
are based on their 2013 data.
Estimated data for 2 facilities
are based on their 2011 data.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2012
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 2012.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their historical
reporting of offense data
into the “other” category.

Estimated data for 3 facilities
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2011
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 2010.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2011
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 2013.

Estimated data for 3 facilities
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2010
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 2010.

Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2000
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 2002.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2000
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 1999.

Sex/age group

Estimated data for 2 facilities
are based on their 2014 data.
Estimated data for 4 facilities
are based on their 2013 data.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on their 2011 data.
Estimated data for 1 facility
are based on the ratio of the
total number of inmates in
their jail at midyear 2015
to the reported number of
inmates by offense type
in 2015.

Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2000 and 2010–2015.

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Table 9
Estimation of facility staff in table 6
„„ 2015 estimated data for 2 facilities are based on their 2014 data, data for 5 facilities

are based on their 2012 data, and data for 1 facility are based on the ratio of the
total number of staff at midyear 2015 to the reported job function in 2014.

„„ 2014 estimated data for 8 facilities are based on their 2012 data.
„„ 2013 estimated data for 6 facilities are based on their 2012 data.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country,
2013–2015.

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Appendix Table 1
Inmates, rated capacity, and percent of capacity occupied in Indian country jails, by facility, June 2015

State and facility
Total estimateda
Total reported
Alaska
Metlakatla Police Department and Adult Detention Center
Arizona
Ak-Chin Tribal Police and Detention Center
Colorado River Indian Tribes Adult Detention Center
Fort McDowell Police Department and Holding Facility
Fort Mohave Tribal Police Department and Holding Facility
Gila River Department of Rehabilitation and Supervision - Adult
Gila River Department of Rehabilitation and Supervision - Juvenile
Hualapai Adult Detention Center
Hualapai Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Center
Navajo Department of Corrections - Chinle
Navajo Department of Corrections - Kayenta Police Department and Holding Facility
Navajo Department of Corrections - Tuba City
Navajo Department of Corrections - Window Rock
Pascua Yaqui Police Department and Holding Facility
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Department of Corrections
San Carlos Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Adult Detention
San Carlos Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Juvenile Detention
Supai Law Enforcement and Holding Facility
Tohono O’odham Adult Detention Center
Tohono O’odham Juvenile Detention Centerf
Tuba City Juvenile Detention Center
White Mountain Apache Detention Centerf
Colorado
Chief Ignacio Justice Center Adult Detention
Chief Ignacio Justice Center Juvenile Detention
Southern Ute Police Department and Adult Detention Center
Idaho
Shoshone Bannock Tribal Corrections
Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Youth Facility
Minnesota
Red Lake Tribal Justice Center Adult Detention
Red Lake Tribal Justice Juvenile Detention
Mississippi
Choctaw Justice Complex Adult Detentionf
Choctaw Justice Complex Juvenile Detention
Montana
Blackfeet Adult Detention Center
Flathead Adult Detention Center
Fort Belknap Adult Detention Center
Fort Peck Indian Youth Service Center
Fort Peck Police Department and Adult Detention Center
Fort Peck Transitional Living Unit
Northern Cheyenne Adult Detention Center
Northern Cheyenne Youth Service Center
Rocky Boy Adult Detention Center
Nebraska
Omaha Tribal Police Department and Adult Detention
Nevada
Eastern Nevada Law Enforcement Adult Detention Facility

Number of Inmates
Peak
Inmates
population Rated
in custody ADPb in Junec
capacityd
2,510
2,390
3,230
3,800
2,124
2,022
2,614
3,344

Percent of capacityb
Peak
Population
population
at midyeara ADPa in Junea
66%
63%
:
:
:
:

1

0

2

10

10%

0%

20%

17
42
2
7
137
19
20
10
51
14
6
76
13
51
115
41
10
175
/
1
/

19
42
1
3
142
21
34
9
19
8
28
49
2
55
120
36
1
175
/
1
/

24
46
9
13
155
28
34
12
76
14
28
115
13
60
129
42
/
183
/
5
/

44
36
10
10
225
70
40
30
48
10
132
95
20
198
108
48
6
107
/
36
/

39%
117
20
70
61
27
50
33
106
140
5
80
65
26
106
85
167
164
/
3
/

43%
117
10
30
63
30
85
30
40
80
21
52
10
28
111
75
17
164
/
3
/

55%
128
90
130
69
40
85
40
158
140
21
121
65
30
119
88
/
171
/
14
/

30
7
15

28
11
16

37
14
22

54
22
57

56%
32
26

52%
50
28

69%
64
39

55

55

63

100

55%

55%

63%

6

7

10

25

24%

28%

40%

43
2

47
5

54
7

42
26

102%
8

112%
19

129%
27

/
10

/
9

/
11

/
25

/
40%

/
36%

/
44%

17
25
10
11
51
0
15
18
13

8
25
8
7
47
0
31
15
3

30
25
11
11
51
0
41
18
19

44
32
10
21
88
20
19
36
36

39%
78
100
52
58
0
79
50
36

18%
78
80
33
53
0
163
42
8

68%
78
110
52
58
0
216
50
53

35

41

51

36

97%

114%

142%

20

9

/

26

77%

35%

/

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APPENDIX TABLE 1 (continued)
Inmates, rated capacity, and percent of capacity occupied in Indian country jails, by facility, June 2015
Inmates
State and facility
in custody
New Mexico
Acoma Tribal Police and Holding Facility
12
Jicarilla Department of Corrections - Adult and Juvenilef
/
Laguna Detention Facility
34
Navajo Department of Corrections - Crownpoint
34
Navajo Department of Corrections - Crownpoint Juvenile
2
Navajo Department of Corrections - Shiprock Police Department and Adult Detention
31
Ramah Navajo Police Department and Detention Center
2
Taos Tribal Police Department and Detention
3
Zuni Adult Detention Center
29
Zuni Juvenile Detention Center
1
North Dakota
Fort Totten Law Enforcement and Adult Detention Center
28
Gerald Tex Fox Justice Center Adult Detention
21
Gerald Tex Fox Justice Center Juvenile Detention
11
Standing Rock Law Enforcement and Adult Detention Center
52
Turtle Mountain Law Enforcement Adult Detention
27
Oklahoma
Sac and Fox Juvenile Detention Center
13
Oregon
Warm Springs Police Department and Adult Detention Center
52
South Dakota
Cheyenne River Sioux Adult Detention Center
49
Cheyenne River Sioux Juvenile Detention Center
2
Ki Yuksa O’Tipi Reintegration Centerf
/
Lower Brule Justice Center - Adult Detention
23
Medicine Root Detention Centerf
/
Oglala Sioux Tribal Offenders Facilityf
/
Rosebud Sioux Tribal Police Department and Adult Detention
81
Rosebud Sioux Wanbli Wiconi Tipi Juvenile Detention
15
Sisseton-Wahpeton Law Enforcement Adult Detention Center
17
Washington
Chehalis Tribal Jail
23
Colville Tribal Correctional Facility
40
Makah Public Safety - Adult Detention
4
Nisqually Adult Corrections
228
Puyallup Tribal Law Enforcement and Adult Detention
7
Quinault Nation Police Department and Holding Facility
12
Wisconsin
Menominee Tribal Detention Facility
36
Wyoming
Wind River Adult Detention Center
44

Number of Inmates
Peak
population Rated
ADPb in Junec
capacityd

Percent of capacityb
Peak
Population
population
at midyeara ADPa in Junea

4
/
30
30
1
19
2
3
36
1

/
/
35
49
7
48
8
5
49
/

25
/
45
42
14
40
10
8
30
12

48%
/
76
81
14
78
20
38
97
8

16%
/
67
71
7
48
20
38
120
8

/
/
78
117
50
120
80
63
163
/

28
19
11
51
26

32
29
14
66
35

30
36
39
48
30

93%
58
28
108
90

93%
53
28
106
87

107%
81
36
138
117

9

14

60

22%

15%

23%

49

60

51

102%

96%

118%

28
1
/
28
/
/
83
15
12

49
8
/
40
/
/
95
/
18

30
10
/
38
/
/
160
36
29

163%
20
/
61
/
/
51
42
59

93%
10
/
74
/
/
52
42
41

163%
80
/
105
/
/
59
/
62

29
45
5
218
5
17

38
52
9
228
12
21

42
60
16
288
28
14

55%
67
25
79
25
86

69%
75
31
76
18
121

90%
87
56
79
43
150

37

43

45

80%

82%

96%

44

57

26

169%

169%

219%

Note: The total number of inmates for the peak population was not calculated because the most crowded day in June varied across the jails.
: Not calculated.
/ Not reported.
aDetail does not sum to total due to estimating data for survey and item nonresponse and rounding.
bCalculated by dividing the population count of a facility by its rated capacity and multiplying by 100.
cAverage daily population (ADP) is the number of inmates confined in June, divided by 30.
dThe number of inmates held on the day in June in which the custody population of a facility was the largest.
eThe maximum number of beds or inmates assigned by a rating official to a facility. Excludes temporary holding areas.
fDid not respond to the survey.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2015.

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Appendix Table 2
Inmates in Indian country jails, by most serious offense, midyear 2015
State and facility
Total estimateda
Total reported
Alaska
Metlakatla Police Department and Adult Detention Center
Arizona
Ak-Chin Tribal Police and Detention Center
Colorado River Indian Tribes Adult Detention Center
Fort McDowell Police Department and Holding Facility
Fort Mohave Tribal Police Department and Holding Facility
Gila River Department of Rehabilitation and Supervision - Adult
Gila River Department of Rehabilitation and Supervision - Juvenile
Hualapai Adult Detention Center
Hualapai Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Center
Navajo Department of Corrections - Chinle
Navajo Department of Corrections - Kayenta Police Department and Holding Facility
Navajo Department of Corrections - Tuba City
Navajo Department of Corrections - Window Rock
Pascua Yaqui Police Department and Holding Facility
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Department of Corrections
San Carlos Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Adult Detention
San Carlos Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Juvenile Detention
Supai Law Enforcement and Holding Facility
Tohono O’odham Adult Detention Center
Tohono O’odham Juvenile Detention Centere
Tuba City Juvenile Detention Center
White Mountain Apache Detention Centere
Colorado
Chief Ignacio Justice Center Adult Detention
Chief Ignacio Justice Center Juvenile Detention
Southern Ute Police Department and Adult Detention Center
Idaho
Shoshone Bannock Tribal Corrections
Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Youth Facility
Minnesota
Red Lake Tribal Justice Center Adult Detention
Red Lake Tribal Justice Juvenile Detention
Mississippi
Choctaw Justice Complex Adult Detentione
Choctaw Justice Complex Juvenile Detention

Aggravated/ Rape/
Inmates Domestic simple
sexual
in custody violence assault
assault
2,510
330
240
40
2,124
285
214
36

Other
violent
150
143

Larceny- Public
Drug
Burglary theftb
intoxicationc DWI/DUId offense
50
30
440
180
140
44
28
259
162
134

Not
Other reported
920
0
810
395

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

17
42
2
7
137
19
20
10
51
14
6
76
13
51
115
41
10
175
/
1
/

3
11
0
0
0
0
11
3
13
0
3
17
9
7
7
3
1
31
/
1
/

2
5
0
0
45
5
4
2
3
2
0
2
3
5
15
1
2
27
/
0
/

0
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
1
6
/
0
/

3
6
0
0
8
0
1
0
7
0
0
2
0
3
32
3
0
24
/
0
/

0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
8
/
0
/

0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
/
0
/

0
2
1
0
8
0
0
1
11
3
3
41
0
3
8
6
4
20
/
0
/

0
3
0
2
0
0
3
0
1
2
0
0
0
4
8
1
0
8
/
0
/

1
2
1
0
10
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
2
6
/
0
/

8
8
0
4
61
11
0
4
15
7
0
13
0
26
31
24
0
45
/
0
/

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
/
0
/

30
7
15

1
0
0

3
3
1

1
0
0

6
0
0

0
0
0

0
1
0

7
0
0

4
0
3

0
2
4

8
1
7

0
0
0

55

13

4

0

0

0

0

1

12

9

16

0

6

0

0

3

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

43
2

1
0

1
1

3
0

0
0

2
0

0
0

0
0

8
0

5
0

23
1

0
0

/
10

/
0

/
0

/
0

/
1

/
1

/
0

/
0

/
0

/
0

/
8

/
0

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APPENDIX TABLE 2 (continued)
Inmates in Indian country jails, by most serious offense, midyear 2015
State and facility
Montana
Blackfeet Adult Detention Center
Flathead Adult Detention Center
Fort Belknap Adult Detention Center
Fort Peck Indian Youth Service Center
Fort Peck Police Department and Adult Detention Center
Fort Peck Transitional Living Unit
Northern Cheyenne Adult Detention Center
Northern Cheyenne Youth Service Center
Rocky Boy Adult Detention Center
Nebraska
Omaha Tribal Police Department and Adult Detention
Nevada
Eastern Nevada Law Enforcement Adult Detention Facility
New Mexico
Acoma Tribal Police and Holding Facility
Jicarilla Department of Corrections - Adult and Juvenilee
Laguna Detention Facility
Navajo Department of Corrections - Crownpoint
Navajo Department of Corrections - Crownpoint Juvenile
Navajo Department of Corrections - Shiprock Police Department and Adult Detention
Ramah Navajo Police Department and Detention Center
Taos Tribal Police Department and Detention
Zuni Adult Detention Center
Zuni Juvenile Detention Center
North Dakota
Fort Totten Law Enforcement and Adult Detention Center
Gerald Tex Fox Justice Center Adult Detention
Gerald Tex Fox Justice Center Juvenile Detention
Standing Rock Law Enforcement and Adult Detention Center
Turtle Mountain Law Enforcement Adult Detention
Oklahoma
Sac and Fox Juvenile Detention Center
Oregon
Warm Springs Police Department and Adult Detention Center
South Dakota
Cheyenne River Sioux Adult Detention Center
Cheyenne River Sioux Juvenile Detention Center
Ki Yuksa O’Tipi Reintegration Centere
Lower Brule Justice Center - Adult Detention

Aggravated/
Inmates in Domestic simple
custody violence assault

Rape/
sexual
assault

Other
violent

Larceny- Public
Drug
Burglary theftb
intoxicationc DWI/DUId offense

Not
Other reported

17
25
10
11
51
0
15
18
13

5
0
3
1
10
0
1
3
0

1
0
4
3
5
0
0
2
0

0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0

0
0
1
0
10
0
1
1
0

1
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0

0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0

0
1
0
4
2
0
3
0
3

3
0
0
0
5
0
1
1
3

1
0
1
0
5
0
0
2
2

6
24
1
1
10
0
7
7
5

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

35

1

3

0

4

0

0

6

6

2

13

0

20

2

2

0

2

0

1

2

0

1

10

0

12
/
34
34
2
31
2
3
29
1

3
/
6
20
0
5
0
0
2
0

2
/
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
0

0
/
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
/
7
0
2
0
0
0
7
0

0
/
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1

0
/
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

5
/
1
3
0
21
2
0
2
0

1
/
7
2
0
2
0
2
6
0

0
/
1
1
0
0
0
0
5
0

1
/
8
8
0
1
0
1
3
0

0
/
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

28
21
11
52
27

5
3
0
1
7

0
4
0
1
1

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
8

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
2
3
18
1

7
2
0
5
1

4
6
0
8
3

12
4
8
10
6

0
0
0
9
0

13

1

0

0

0

4

1

0

0

1

6

0

52

3

1

0

0

0

0

13

7

3

25

0

49
2
/
23

1
0
/
3

0
0
/
3

0
0
/
0

0
0
/
1

0
0
/
0

0
0
/
0

3
0
/
2

2
0
/
0

0
1
/
2

43
1
/
12

0
0
/
0

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APPENDIX TABLE 2 (continued)
Inmates in Indian country jails, by most serious offense, midyear 2015
State and facility
South Dakota (continued)
Medicine Root Detention Centere
Oglala Sioux Tribal Offenders Facilitye
Rosebud Sioux Tribal Police Department and Adult Detention
Rosebud Sioux Wanbli Wiconi Tipi Juvenile Detention
Sisseton-Wahpeton Law Enforcement Adult Detention Center
Washington
Chehalis Tribal Jail
Colville Tribal Correctional Facility
Makah Public Safety - Adult Detention
Nisqually Adult Corrections
Puyallup Tribal Law Enforcement and Adult Detention
Quinault Nation Police Department and Holding Facility
Wisconsin
Menominee Tribal Detention Facility
Wyoming
Wind River Adult Detention Center

Aggravated/
Inmates in Domestic simple
custody violence assault

Rape/
sexual
assault

Other
violent

Larceny- Public
Drug
Burglary theftb
intoxicationc DWI/DUId offense

Not
Other reported

/
/
81
15
17

/
/
17
1
0

/
/
10
1
0

/
/
0
1
1

/
/
0
0
0

/
/
2
0
0

/
/
1
3
0

/
/
18
4
4

/
/
3
3
4

/
/
4
2
1

/
/
26
0
7

/
/
0
0
0

23
40
4
228
7
12

1
10
1
30
0
1

6
11
0
2
1
4

2
4
0
0
0
1

0
3
0
0
0
0

1
3
0
0
0
0

2
2
0
9
0
0

0
1
0
0
0
1

0
3
0
19
0
0

6
2
0
4
1
5

5
1
3
164
5
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

36

1

2

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

30

0

44

2

4

0

0

0

0

13

8

3

14

0

/Not reported.
aDetail does not sum to total due to estimating data for survey and item nonresponse and rounding.
bExcludes motor-vehicle theft.
cIncludes drunk and disorderly.
dIncludes driving while intoxicated and driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
eDid not respond to the survey.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2015.

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Appendix Table 3
Inmates in Indian country jails, by conviction status, midyear 2015
State and facility
Inmates in custody
Total estimateda
2,510
Total reported
2,124
Alaska
Metlakatla Police Department and Adult Detention Center
1
Arizona
Ak-Chin Tribal Police and Detention Center
17
Colorado River Indian Tribes Adult Detention Center
42
Fort McDowell Police Department and Holding Facility
2
Fort Mohave Tribal Police Department and Holding Facility
7
Gila River Department of Rehabilitation and Supervision - Adult
137
Gila River Department of Rehabilitation and Supervision - Juvenile
19
Hualapai Adult Detention Center
20
Hualapai Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Center
10
Navajo Department of Corrections - Chinle
51
Navajo Department of Corrections - Kayenta Police Department and Holding Facility
14
Navajo Department of Corrections - Tuba City
6
Navajo Department of Corrections - Window Rock
76
Pascua Yaqui Police Department and Holding Facility
13
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Department of Corrections
51
San Carlos Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Adult Detention
115
San Carlos Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Juvenile Detention
41
Supai Law Enforcement and Holding Facility
10
Tohono O’odham Adult Detention Center
175
Tohono O’odham Juvenile Detention Centerc
/
Tuba City Juvenile Detention Center
1
White Mountain Apache Detention Centerc
/
Colorado
Chief Ignacio Justice Center Adult Detention
30
Chief Ignacio Justice Center Juvenile Detention
7
Southern Ute Police Department and Adult Detention Center
15
Idaho
Shoshone Bannock Tribal Corrections
55
Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Youth Facility
6
Minnesota
Red Lake Tribal Justice Center Adult Detention
43
Red Lake Tribal Justice Juvenile Detention
2
Mississippi
Choctaw Justice Complex Adult Detentionc
/
Choctaw Justice Complex Juvenile Detention
10
Montana
Blackfeet Adult Detention Center
17
Flathead Adult Detention Center
25
Fort Belknap Adult Detention Center
10
Fort Peck Indian Youth Service Center
11
Fort Peck Police Department and Adult Detention Center
51
Fort Peck Transitional Living Unit
0
Northern Cheyenne Adult Detention Center
15
Northern Cheyenne Youth Service Center
18
Rocky Boy Adult Detention Center
13
Nebraska
Omaha Tribal Police Department and Adult Detention
35
Nevada
Eastern Nevada Law Enforcement Adult Detention Facility
20
New Mexico
Acoma Tribal Police and Holding Facility
12
Jicarilla Department of Corrections - Adult and Juvenilec
/
Laguna Detention Facility
34

Convictedb
1,380
1,156

Unconvicted
1,130
968

Not reported
0
386

0

1

0

7
14
0
7
30
3
7
5
34
0
3
13
4
32
64
29
6
146
/
0
/

10
28
2
0
107
16
13
5
17
14
3
63
9
19
51
12
4
29
/
1
/

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
/
0
/

29
7
10

1
0
5

0
0
0

18

37

0

4

2

0

26
0

17
2

0
0

/
9

/
1

/
0

6
18
8
6
48
0
7
7
13

11
7
2
5
3
0
8
11
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

32

3

0

18

2

0

1
/
26

11
/
8

0
/
0

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APPENDIX TABLE 3 (continued)
Inmates in Indian country jails, by conviction status, midyear 2015
State and facility
Inmates in custody
New Mexico (continued)
Navajo Department of Corrections - Crownpoint
34
Navajo Department of Corrections - Crownpoint Juvenile
2
Navajo Department of Corrections - Shiprock Police Department and Adult Detention
31
Ramah Navajo Police Department and Detention Center
2
Taos Tribal Police Department and Detention
3
Zuni Adult Detention Center
29
Zuni Juvenile Detention Center
1
North Dakota
Fort Totten Law Enforcement and Adult Detention Center
28
Gerald Tex Fox Justice Center Adult Detention
21
Gerald Tex Fox Justice Center Juvenile Detention
11
Standing Rock Law Enforcement and Adult Detention Center
52
Turtle Mountain Law Enforcement Adult Detention
27
Oklahoma
Sac and Fox Juvenile Detention Center
13
Oregon
Warm Springs Police Department and Adult Detention Center
52
South Dakota
Cheyenne River Sioux Adult Detention Center
49
Cheyenne River Sioux Juvenile Detention Center
2
Ki Yuksa O’Tipi Reintegration Centerc
/
Lower Brule Justice Center - Adult Detention
23
Medicine Root Detention Centerc
/
Oglala Sioux Tribal Offenders Facilityc
/
Rosebud Sioux Tribal Police Department and Adult Detention
81
Rosebud Sioux Wanbli Wiconi Tipi Juvenile Detention
15
Sisseton-Wahpeton Law Enforcement Adult Detention Center
17
Washington
Chehalis Tribal Jail
23
Colville Tribal Correctional Facility
40
Makah Public Safety - Adult Detention
4
Nisqually Adult Corrections
228
Puyallup Tribal Law Enforcement and Adult Detention
7
Quinault Nation Police Department and Holding Facility
12
Wisconsin
Menominee Tribal Detention Facility
36
Wyoming
Wind River Adult Detention Center
44

Convictedb

Unconvicted

Not reported

10
2
8
2
3
20
1

24
0
23
0
0
9
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

28
13
10
46
15

0
8
1
6
12

0
0
0
0
0

6

7

0

34

18

0

0
0
/
6
/
/
38
0
13

49
2
/
17
/
/
43
15
4

0
0
/
0
/
/
0
0
0

21
27
2
92
3
4

2
13
2
136
4
8

0
0
0
0
0
0

23

13

0

32

12

0

/Not reported.
aDetail does not sum to total due to estimating data for survey nonresponse and rounding.
bIncludes probation and parole violators with no new sentence.
cDid not respond to the survey.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2015.

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Appendix Table 4
Adults and juveniles in the custody of Indian country jails, by sex, midyear 2015
State and facility
Total estimateda
Total reported
Alaska
Metlakatla Police Department and Adult Detention Center
Arizona
Ak-Chin Tribal Police and Detention Center
Colorado River Indian Tribes Adult Detention Center
Fort McDowell Police Department and Holding Facility
Fort Mohave Tribal Police Department and Holding Facility
Gila River Department of Rehabilitation and Supervision - Adult
Gila River Department of Rehabilitation and Supervision - Juvenile
Hualapai Adult Detention Center
Hualapai Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Center
Navajo Department of Corrections - Chinle
Navajo Department of Corrections - Kayenta Police Department and Holding Facility
Navajo Department of Corrections - Tuba City
Navajo Department of Corrections - Window Rock
Pascua Yaqui Police Department and Holding Facility
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Department of Corrections
San Carlos Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Adult Detention
San Carlos Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Juvenile Detention
Supai Law Enforcement and Holding Facility
Tohono O’odham Adult Detention Center
Tohono O’odham Juvenile Detention Centerc
Tuba City Juvenile Detention Center
White Mountain Apache Detention Centerc
Colorado
Chief Ignacio Justice Center Adult Detention
Chief Ignacio Justice Center Juvenile Detention
Southern Ute Police Department and Adult Detention Center
Idaho
Shoshone Bannock Tribal Corrections
Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Youth Facility
Minnesota
Red Lake Tribal Justice Center Adult Detention
Red Lake Tribal Justice Juvenile Detention
Mississippi
Choctaw Justice Complex Adult Detentionc
Choctaw Justice Complex Juvenile Detention

Female
570
472

Total
210
181

Juvenileb
Male
140
119

0

1

0

0

0

0

16
42
2
7
137
0
20
0
51
14
6
76
11
47
115
0
9
175
/
0
/

14
42
1
7
112
0
13
0
50
11
6
69
8
36
96
0
8
140
/
0
/

2
0
1
0
25
0
7
0
1
3
0
7
3
11
19
0
1
35
/
0
/

1
0
0
0
0
19
0
10
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
41
1
0
/
1
/

1
0
0
0
0
16
0
6
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
25
0
0
/
1
/

0
0
0
0
0
3
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
16
1
0
/
0
/

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
/
0
/

30
7
15

30
0
15

22
0
10

8
0
5

0
7
0

0
5
0

0
2
0

0
0
0

55

52

32

20

3

2

1

0

6

0

0

0

6

6

0

0

43
2

43
0

33
0

10
0

0
2

0
2

0
0

0
0

/
10

/
0

/
0

/
0

/
10

/
8

/
2

/
0

Total
2,300
1,943

Adult
Male
1,730
1,471

1

1

17
42
2
7
137
19
20
10
51
14
6
76
13
51
115
41
10
175
/
1
/

Inmates in
custody
2,510
2,124

Female
70
62

Not reported
0
386

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APPENDIX TABLE 4 (continued)
Adults and juveniles in the custody of Indian country jails, by sex, midyear 2015
State and facility
Montana
Blackfeet Adult Detention Center
Flathead Adult Detention Center
Fort Belknap Adult Detention Center
Fort Peck Indian Youth Service Center
Fort Peck Police Department and Adult Detention Center
Fort Peck Transitional Living Unit
Northern Cheyenne Adult Detention Center
Northern Cheyenne Youth Service Center
Rocky Boy Adult Detention Center
Nebraska
Omaha Tribal Police Department and Adult Detention
Nevada
Eastern Nevada Law Enforcement Adult Detention Facility
New Mexico
Acoma Tribal Police and Holding Facility
Jicarilla Department of Corrections - Adult and Juvenilec
Laguna Detention Facility
Navajo Department of Corrections - Crownpoint
Navajo Department of Corrections - Crownpoint Juvenile
Navajo Department of Corrections - Shiprock Police Department and Adult Detention
Ramah Navajo Police Department and Detention Center
Taos Tribal Police Department and Detention
Zuni Adult Detention Center
Zuni Juvenile Detention Center
North Dakota
Fort Totten Law Enforcement and Adult Detention Center
Gerald Tex Fox Justice Center Adult Detention
Gerald Tex Fox Justice Center Juvenile Detention
Standing Rock Law Enforcement and Adult Detention Center
Turtle Mountain Law Enforcement Adult Detention
Oklahoma
Sac and Fox Juvenile Detention Center
Oregon
Warm Springs Police Department and Adult Detention Center
South Dakota
Cheyenne River Sioux Adult Detention Center
Cheyenne River Sioux Juvenile Detention Center
Ki Yuksa O’Tipi Reintegration Centerc
Lower Brule Justice Center - Adult Detention
Medicine Root Detention Centerc

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Female

Total

Juvenileb
Male

11
17
7
0
34
0
7
0
10

6
8
3
0
17
0
8
0
3

0
0
0
11
0
0
0
18
0

0
0
0
5
0
0
0
9
0

0
0
0
6
0
0
0
9
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

35

27

8

0

0

0

0

20

20

11

9

0

0

0

0

12
/
34
34
2
31
2
3
29
1

12
/
33
34
0
31
2
3
29
0

11
/
28
33
0
25
2
3
26
0

1
/
5
1
0
6
0
0
3
0

0
/
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
1

0
/
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1

0
/
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0

0
/
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

28
21
11
52
27

28
21
0
52
27

16
13
0
32
17

12
8
0
20
10

0
0
11
0
0

0
0
5
0
0

0
0
6
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

13

0

0

0

13

10

3

0

52

52

37

15

0

0

0

0

49
2
/
23
/

49
0
/
23
/

30
0
/
12
/

19
0
/
11
/

0
2
/
0
/

0
2
/
0
/

0
0
/
0
/

0
0
/
0
/

Total

Adult
Male

17
25
10
11
51
0
15
18
13

17
25
10
0
51
0
15
0
13

35

Inmates in
custody

Female

Not reported

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Adults and juveniles in the custody of Indian country jails, by sex, midyear 2015
State and facility
Oglala Sioux Tribal Offenders Facilityc
Rosebud Sioux Tribal Police Department and Adult Detention
Rosebud Sioux Wanbli Wiconi Tipi Juvenile Detention
Sisseton-Wahpeton Law Enforcement Adult Detention Center
Washington
Chehalis Tribal Jail
Colville Tribal Correctional Facility
Makah Public Safety - Adult Detention
Nisqually Adult Corrections
Puyallup Tribal Law Enforcement and Adult Detention
Quinault Nation Police Department and Holding Facility
Wisconsin
Menominee Tribal Detention Facility
Wyoming
Wind River Adult Detention Center

Female
/
24
0
7

Total
/
0
15
0

Juvenileb
Male
/
0
8
0

15
28
3
158
2
10

8
12
1
70
5
2

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

36

33

3

0

0

0

0

44

36

8

0

0

0

0

Total
/
81
0
17

Adult
Male
/
57
0
10

23
40
4
228
7
12

23
40
4
228
7
12

36
44

Inmates in
custody
/
81
15
17

Female
/
0
7
0

Not reported
/
0
0
0

/Not reported.
aDetail does not sum to total due to estimating data for survey and item nonresponse and rounding.
bPersons age 17 or younger.
cDid not respond to the survey.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2015.

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Appendix Table 5
Reported inmate characteristics for table 5: Inmates confined in Indian country jails, by demographic characteristics, conviction
status, and offense, midyear 2000 and 2010–2015
Characteristic
In custody
Sex
Male
Female
Not reported
Age group
Adults
Male
Female
Juveniles
Male
Female
Not reported
Conviction status
Convicted
Unconvicted
Not reported
Most serious offense
Violent offense
Domestic violence
Aggravated/simple assault
Rape/sexual assault
Other violence
Burglary
Larceny-theft
Public intoxication
DWI/DUI
Drug offense
Other unspecified
Not reported

2000
1,775

2010
2,119

2011
2,239

2012
2,364

2013
2,287

2014
2,380

2015
2,124

1,421
354
0

1,639
480
0

1,743
496
0

1,831
526
7

1,699
551
37

1,631
528
221

1,590
534
0

1,498
1,214
284
277
207
70
0

1,866
1,479
387
253
160
93
0

2,002
1,583
419
237
160
77
0

2,109
1,660
449
248
171
77
7

2,060
1,581
479
190
118
72
37

2,000
1,527
473
159
104
55
221

1,943
1,471
472
181
119
62
0

1,072
689
14

1,240
879
0

1,247
928
64

1,279
993
92

1,243
964
80

998
1,025
357

1,156
968
386

…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
274
133
…
154

651
276
226
39
110
…
…
…
218
95
1,144
11

646
262
254
36
94
…
…
…
231
116
1,175
71

692
314
188
36
154
…
…
…
219
115
1,108
230

697
332
216
44
105
36
30
368
178
93
780
105

553
226
185
40
102
40
20
321
198
122
723
403

678
285
214
36
143
44
28
259
162
134
810
395

Note: Detail information is based on reported data and may not sum to total due to incomplete data. See table 5 for estimated inmate characteristics.
…Not collected.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2000 and 2010–2015.

Appendix Table 6
Reported number of staff for table 6: Persons employed
in Indian country jails, by job function, midyear 2010 and
2013–2015
Job function
Total
Administrative
Jail operations
Educational staff
Technical/professional
Clerical/maintenance/food service
Other unspecified functions

2010
1,469
157
1,010
27
56
186
33

2013
1,642
150
1,106
28
93
212
53

2014
1,511
122
1,077
25
77
189
21

2015
1,539
154
1,069
29
60
189
38

Note: Data are based on all 75 facilities in 2010, 73 out of 79 facilities in 2013, 71 out
of 79 facilities in 2014, and 68 out of 76 facilities in 2015.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2010
and 2013–2015.

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the
principal federal agency responsible for measuring crime, criminal
victimization, criminal offenders, victims of crime, correlates of crime,
and the operation of criminal and civil justice systems at the federal, state,
tribal, and local levels. BJS collects, analyzes, and disseminates reliable and
valid statistics on crime and justice systems in the United States, supports
improvements to state and local criminal justice information systems,
and participates with national and international organizations to develop
and recommend national standards for justice statistics. Jeri M. Mulrow is
acting director.
This report was written by Todd D. Minton. Danielle Kaeble and
Laura Maruschak verified the report.
Caitlin Scoville and Jill Thomas edited the report. Barbara Quinn and
Tina Dorsey produced the report.
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