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Alaska’s latest in-custody death was a drug overdose at Seward’s maximum-security prison
A 62-year-old man imprisoned at Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward became Alaska’s most recent in-custody death late ...
Juneau Empire on MSN3d
Most state services will see no new funding in final Alaska state budget draft
A plan to put more Alaska state troopers in Kotzebue to fight child abuse crimes was only partially funded, and $2.3 million ...
Alaska Public Media28d
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 ...
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Inmates’ medical information on Alaska Department of Corrections training website violates federal law, civil rights advocates say
of Alaska said Monday the state Department of Corrections and one of its contractors have been failing to protect confidential medical information for dozens of people over at least the last 10 ...
Juneau Empire on MSN7d
Fallen officers remembered in annual ceremony during National Police Week
The names of 22 Southeast Alaska law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty were read aloud as those serving today ...
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Lawsuit alleges people imprisoned in Alaska receive inadequate health care
A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of people imprisoned in Alaska alleges the state Department of Corrections provides inadequate medical, mental health and dental care, calling it a systemic issue ...
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Alaska's latest in-custody death was a drug overdose at Seward's maximum-security prison
as determined by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation and State Medical Examiner Office, according to a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety. State corrections officials said Archa ...