Last year, 18 inmates died in Alaska, the most in at least a decade.
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Smuggling cases point to need for better drug treatment in Alaska prisons, advocates say
With gaps in available treatment options, incarcerated people have been going to great lengths to avoid withdrawal.
Family says untreated pain, solitary confinement led to man’s suicide at Lemon Creek
Cook is the third person to die in Alaska Department of Corrections custody this year. And his death fits a pattern.
ACLU sues Alaska prison system over forced medication policy
Corrections policy is supposed to limit involuntary medication to emergency, last-resort situations when there is imminent danger.
The unseen driver of Alaska’s record jail deaths: Suicide
The Anchorage Daily News obtained and reviewed Alaska State Troopers investigation reports and medical examiner records, and spoke with family members, advocates and prison officials. Here’s what they found.
Alaska Department of Corrections reports 17th death of the year
The number of inmate deaths this year is likely a 20-year high for Alaska, according to U.S. Department of Justice data.
Alaska Corrections reports 16th death of 2022, surpassing previous decade-high number of in-custody deaths
Acting Corrections Commissioner Winkelman said at the press conference the deaths are “not unusual.”
Advocates still hopeful about legislation to give youth sentenced as adults an earlier chance at parole
The bill wouldn’t guarantee parole for those people, but it would give them a chance in front of the Alaska Parole Board.
Juneau Empire reports dozens of people transferred out of Lemon Creek Correctional Center during repairs
About 20% of the people incarcerated at Lemon Creek Correctional Center were transferred from the Juneau prison to facilities in South Central Alaska over the last several months, according to the Juneau Empire.
Administration says Corrections deaths not ‘unusual,’ ACLU says it’s deflecting responsibility
None of the 15 people to die in Alaska Department of Corrections custody in 2022 so far “died as a result of others,” according to Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Acting Corrections Commissioner Jen Winkelman also said the deaths were not “unusual.”