U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared a law enforcement emergency in Alaska on June 28. The announcement follows a visit to the state where he saw firsthand how many rural communities have little-to-no public safety presence.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Ex-manager of Juneau’s Bergmann Hotel sentenced on meth charges
Charles Edward Cotten, Jr., 53, will spend 10 years in prison, then 25 years on supervised release.
AG Barr says ‘everything is on the table’ to solve Alaska’s public safety crisis
The U.S. Attorney General’s security detail outnumbered the number of village public safety officers in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta — a region roughly the size of Oregon.
Senate sends criminal justice bill to Dunleavy’s desk
The bill repeals much of the controversial three-year-old law known as Senate Bill 91. While that law reduced criminal sentencing, the new measure increases sentencing.
Senate committee goes further than House in repealing controversial crime law
The Senate Finance Committee passed House Bill 49 on Sunday after adding elements of a criminal justice package proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Alaska House passes sweeping crime bill
House Bill 49 would mark the third time the Legislature changed major provisions of the controversial criminal justice law known as Senate Bill 91.