Nationwide, juvenile incarceration has dropped by half since 1999 — but the probations that have replaced it hold teens to sometimes subjective standards and often include electronic monitoring.
Crime & Courts
Woman dead after shooting herself at Spring Creek Correctional Center
The woman has been identified as 31-year old Amanda Bee of North Pole.
Wrangell doc found guilty of sharing child porn
A jury has convicted former Wrangell Dr. Greg Salard of receiving and distributing child porn after an hour and a half of deliberations.
After Hope For Early Release, Prisoners’ Applications Stuck In Limbo
The Obama administration offered help to nonviolent offenders like Dana Bowerman, but more than half the applications sent to the Clemency Project 2014 have not been processed.
Troopers: Chevak man admits to murder of Roxanne Smart
According to charging documents Atchak said he placed Smart in a “choke hold” until she lost consciousness and he sexually assaulted her.
Jury deliberations in Wrangell doc’s child porn case expected to begin Tuesday
Greg Salard’s defense team did not offer any witnesses or present any evidence of their own. Salard declined to testify on his own behalf.
Pains of Trooper cuts felt at small community jails
Small community jails rely on the Troopers to transport prisoners. Cuts to the Troopers’ and jails’ budgets means more difficulty when overseeing public safety.
Homer’s deputy harbormaster, 3 others charged for stealing oysters
Oyster theft is not an uncommon crime around Kachemak Bay, an area with more than a dozen mariculture sites dotting its coastline.
Investigator says he found evidence of child porn on Wrangell doctor’s computer
FBI agent testifies to discovering file remnants on Greg Salard’s laptop computer.
Man arrested for threatening calls to Arizona schools similar to Alaska’s
“At this point, I do not have the information that it is related to the cases in Alaska,” says Staci Feger-Pellessier, spokeswoman for the FBI in Anchorage.