The House and Senate approved a pair of bills to purchase the state's last private prison outright for $312 million.

Alaska’s largest city has reached a $2.1 million settlement with the family of a 16-year-old girl who was holding a knife last August when she was fatally shot by a police officer ...

The Alaska Legislature on Tuesday adjourned after approving an austere operating budget for the next fiscal year with a ...

The Alaska Senate on Tuesday approved an austere operating budget for the next fiscal year with a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend. Lawmakers this year have grappled with a substantial deficit and a ...

A 62-year-old man imprisoned at Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward became Alaska’s most recent in-custody death late ...

JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature is set to approve a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend in this year’s budget.

The names of 22 Southeast Alaska law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty were read aloud as those serving today honored them during a ceremony at Evergreen Park Cemetery on Friday. Members ...

The Colorado Department of Corrections now says it's moving forward with a full implementation of body worn cameras for their ...

A panel of six House and Senate members began trying to resolve about 400 differences in the state budgets passed by their ...

Bree Derrick is now at the helm of Idaho’s prison system, stepping into a key leadership role as the department navigates ...

It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game does not have the right to carry out a controversial plan to kill bears this spring, at least for now, a state judge has ruled. Superior Court Judge Christina ...