Alaska Public Media

Group of ICE detainees held for weeks at Anchorage jail are transferred out of state

Thirty-five men who were detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in the Lower 48 and held for weeks in an Anchorage jail have now been transferred out of state, officials say. Last month, the ...
Alaska Public Media

Alaska Department of Corrections reports 3 in-custody deaths in April so far, 1 a suicide

This symbol is inside of the Alaska Department of Corrections office on Sept. 7, 2022, in Douglas, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Corrections has reported three in-custody deaths in the month of ...
Yahoo

Alaska is reporting 18 in-custody deaths so far this year, tying a record

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 17—The Department of Corrections this week reported the 18th death of an inmate this year, tying the record for the highest ...
Anchorage Daily NewsOpinion

Editorial: Public safety comes first — and that includes funding Alaska’s prisons

A record Department of Corrections budget reflects the real costs associated with staffing shortages, rising inmate health ...