The move comes amid a national crackdown on immigration by the Trump administration.
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Alaska corrections officials testify on in-custody deaths, mitigation efforts
DOC officials attributed more in-custody deaths to “natural causes,” like illness and chronic disease, and say they’re working to improve suicide prevention measures.
Family, ACLU sue Alaska Department of Corrections for man’s death due to untreated ear infection
The lawsuit alleges DOC staff showed “deliberate indifference” to Lewis Jordan Jr., 53, as he suffered an untreated acute ear infection that developed into fatal meningitis.
Anchorage jail inmate dies after December assault by Juneau man
The Alaska Department of Law said 33-year-old Lawrence Fenumiai of Juneau is now charged with second-degree murder in his cellmate’s death.
Alaska Corrections contractor denies ACLU claim of ‘massive’ prisoner health data breach
The ACLU said that electronic records displayed diagnoses, prescriptions, and treatments of “at least 74” incarcerated Alaskans. That included people incarcerated at Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau.
Goose Creek inmate’s death pushes Alaska past 2023 inmate toll
Goose Creek Correctional Center inmate Freddie Lee Fox, 70, died Sunday. He is the state prison system’s eleventh death this year.