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Arizona

Title: Intergovernmental Agreement Among Yuma County, Arizona, The Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Yuma, and the Cocopah Indian Tribe, for Use of the Yuma County Juvenile Detention Center
Parties: Cocopah Indian Tribe, Yuma County Arizona, and the Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Yuma
Date enacted/published: July 2015

Description:

The agreement allows the Cocopah Indian Tribe to use the detention services for housing and detaining juveniles under the authority/jurisdiction of the Tribe at the Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center and Superior Court. The services are provided for free to all juveniles referred by the Tribe to the facility. The term of the Agreement is from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. The Yuma County Board of Supervisors approved continuing the IGA for FY 2017-2018.

For additional information contact:
Rosa J. Long, Clerk of Court
Blanca Silva, Probation Officer
Cocopah Tribal Court
9761 Veterans Place
Somerton, AZ 85350
Phone: (928) 627-2550
Fax: (928) 627-4623
E-mail: cocourt@cocopah.com
Title: Intergovernmental Agreement between the Yuma County Jail District and the Quechan Tribe
Parties: Quechan Tribe and Yuma County Jail District
Date enacted/published: April 2009; Amended 2014

Description:

Intergovernmental agreement between the Yuma County Jail District and the Quechan Indian Tribe to provide for the detention of persons charged with, or convicted of, violations of Quechan Tribal law.

For additional information contact:
Quechan Tribal Court
P.O. Box 1899
Yuma, AZ 85366
Phone: 760-572-5552
Title: Intergovernmental Agreement Between Yavapai County and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation For Restoration to Competency Services
Parties: Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and Yavapai County
Date enacted/published: April 1, 2012; Renewable for 3 years

Description:

This agreement sets the terms and conditions for admission of the Yavapai Nation's pre-trial inmates into the County's Restoration to Competency Program and provisions of restoration services to Yavapai Nation inmates in the County's Adult Jail Facilities.  The Yavapai Nation is responsible for paying any offsite health services for inmates housed at the Adult Jail Facility. The agreement was renewed in 2013-2014.

 

For additional information contact:
Fort McDowell Tribal Court
10755 N. Fort McDowell Rd. Suite 1
Fort McDowell, AZ 85264
Phone: 480-789-7604
Fax: 480-789-7605
Title: Intergovernmental Agreement for Law Enforcement Services Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, Yavapai County and Yavapai County Jail District
Parties: Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, Yavapai County and County Jail District
Date enacted/published: May 2011; Amendment in 2012

Description:

The agreement provides for the "orderly transfer of 'Tribal Inmates' to the custody of the Jail facilities when the detention of the Tribal Inmates is necessary in the opinion and discretion" of the Tribe and as required by law. "Tribal Inmates" are defined as adult members of the Tribe, or any other Indian Tribe, over whom the Tribal Court has jurisdiction. During detention, the Tribe is responsible for all transportation to and from Tribal Court. Access the amendment to the 2012 agreement here.

For additional information contact:
Yavapai Tribal Offices
530 E. Merritt
Prescott, AZ
Phone: 928-445-8790
Fax: 928-778-9445
Title: Law Enforcement Agreement Between the Navajo Nation and the Arizona Department of Public Safety
Parties: Navajo Nation and Arizona Department of Public Safety
Date enacted/published: Unknown

Description:

Navajo Nation has their own detention centers. The agreement with the state is to ensure that Indian suspects arrested within the Navajo Nation's territorial jurisdiction by Arizona officers are immediately taken to the appropriate and nearest Navajo Nation detention facility for booking. Non-Indian suspects arrested by the Navajo Nation officers must be taken to the appropriate County detention facility for booking in the County in which the arrest occurs.  All Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers are qualified for mutual aid law enforcement certification if a 16 hour training course is completed, the officer meets all requirement on the Peace Officer Commission Card form, and the officer's qualifications are sent in by DPS.

 

For additional information contact:
Department of Corrections Administration
Phone: 928-871-7555/6453
Fax: 928-871-7739

California

Title: Electronic Home Detention Agreement
Parties: Yurok Tribe and Humboldt County
Date enacted/published: March 2012

Description:

This agreement lays out the terms of the Humboldt County Sheriff's agreement to offer an electronic home detention proggram (EHDP) to minimum securty inmates and low-risk offending Yurok tribal members involved in the Humboldt County criminal justice system.  The tribe agrees to provide the infrastructure, equipment and administrative oversight of the program through the Yurok Tribal Court.  Highlights of the agreement:

  • The euipment monitors curfew compliance and alcohol consumption
  • Time spent in the electronic home detention program qualifies as mandatory jail time
  • The County Sheriff has sole discretionary authority to permit program participation
  • Superior court can recommend individuals to participate to the Sherriff
For additional information contact:
Chief Judge Abby Abinanti
Yurok Tribal Court
Klamath Tribal Office
190 Klamath Blvd.
Klamath, CA 95548
Phone: (707) 482-1350
Fax: (707) 482-0415

Utah

Title: Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement (CLEA) Between Tooele County, The Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians
Parties: Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Tooele County
Date enacted/published: June 3, 1997

Description:

Per this agreement, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is to pay the County per person for the incarceration of persons at the County detention facility. The Bureau is also responsible for paying the prisoner's medical expenses. The County is thus responsible for investigating, charging and incarcerating persons charged with or alleged to be in violation of all offenses committed within the boundaries of the Skull Valley Indian Reservation, Utah.

For additional information contact:
Skull Valley Band of Goshute
407 Skull Valley Road
Skull Valley, UT 84029
Phone: 435-882-4532

Washington

Title: Agreement Between Kitsap County and the Skokomish Indian Tribe for the Provision of Juvenile Detention Facilities
Parties: Kitsap County and Skokomish Indian Tribe

Description:

This agreement between the Skokomish and Kitsap County lays out the terms by which the county will make available to the Tribe space in the county Juvenile Detention Facility, when the Manager of the facility determines space is available, for which space the Skokomish Indian Tribe shall reimburse Kitsap County.  Provisions include:

  • Only youths alleged by the tribe or adjudicatd by the tribe shall be referred for custody.
  • Tribe has sole responsibility for determining that youth presented for custody are detainable under Skokomish law. 
  • County bears no responsibility to screen referrals against detention criteria and legal standards
  • Tribe pays a daily rate for tribal youth in detention
  • Tribe pays transportation costs
  • County pays for routine medical, tribe pays for any separate medical (dental, prescriptions, etc.)'
  • Tribe authorizes a limited waiver of sovereign immunity
     


Title: Nisqually Jail Service Agreement
Parties: Nisqually and City of Fife
Date enacted/published: April 8, 2014

Description:

This agreement was created to allow the City of Fife to use the Nisqually Detention and Corrections Center to house Fife inmates. Nisqually agreed to provide room and board, provide for the prisoner's physical needs, retain prisoner in custody, and supervise and maintain discipline and control. Nisqually approved a limited waiver sovereign immunity.

For additional information contact:
Department of Corrections
11702 Yelm Highway SE
Olympia, WA 98513
Phone: 360-459-9603
http://www.nisquallycorrections.com/
Title: Nisqually Jail Service Agreement
Parties: Nisqually and City of Yelm
Date enacted/published: December 10, 2013

Description:

This agreement was created to allow the City of Yelm to use the Nisqually Detention and Corrections Center to house Yelm inmates. Nisqually agreed to provide room and board, provide for the prisoner's physical needs, retain prisoner in custody, and supervise and maintain discipline and control. Nisqually approved a limited waiver sovereign immunity.

For additional information contact:
Department of Corrections
11702 Yelm Highway SE
Olympia, WA 98513
Phone: 360-459-9603
http://www.nisquallycorrections.com/