Advocates and lawmakers are calling for the reinstatement of an independent oversight body to investigate and help prevent deaths, as well as changes to medical and geriatric parole.
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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.
ACLU raises concerns as Alaska Department of Corrections works to keep fentanyl out of jails and prisons
Fentanyl is so concentrated that it poses new trafficking challenges. But new screening tactics raise red flags with the ACLU of Alaska.
ACLU says Department of Corrections is illegally limiting access to attorneys in Alaska
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.
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.