The ACLU raised the issue to the Department of Corrections last month in a letter detailing a variety of other issues that the group said violate prisoners’ First Amendment right to free speech and Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
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Republican lawmakers abruptly cancel hearing on Alaska prison deaths over legal concerns
Republican lawmakers cited concerns about an ongoing wrongful death lawsuit against the state in which the ACLU of Alaska is co-counsel.
Alaska prison failed to provide adequate dental care to inmates, state investigator finds
Goose Creek Correctional Center has gone years without a hygienist, forcing patients to wait.
Proposed class-action lawsuit claims Alaska prisons are holding people without criminal charges
A woman from Stebbins is suing the state Department of Corrections, alleging that she and many others have been unconstitutionally held for more than 48 hours without being charged.
Anchorage inmate dies after two days in custody in 7th Alaska inmate death this year
Last year, 18 inmates died in Alaska, the most in at least a decade.
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.