Cook is the third person to die in Alaska Department of Corrections custody this year. And his death fits a pattern.
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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.