Dahlstrom announced her resignation as the head of the Corrections Department Monday afternoon, minutes before the campaign announcement came.
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33 inmates infected with COVID-19 in Fairbanks prison
All of those infected were housed in the general population, the department said. Inmates are still being tested, with results expected by Monday.
Corrections commissioner says early release for Alaska prisoners ‘is not on the table’
Despite an outbreak of COVID-19 among staff at Juneau’s correctional facility, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the head of the Department of Corrections say early release of prisoners is not an option.
‘Staged approach’: some elective medical procedures in Alaska will restart on Monday, April 20
Elective medical procedures will be reintroduced in Alaska in steps, with some services that require minimal protective equipment restarting on Monday, April 20.
Alaska DOC reverses plans to send prison inmates out of state
Back in October, Corrections Commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom said Alaska’s prison population had ballooned after a law that enforces stricter sentencing went into effect.
Overcrowding leads to loss of hobby shop at Lemon Creek
While an Alaska Department of Corrections works through a plan to move inmates out of state, the increase in the state’s prison population is already having impacts at Juneau’s correctional facility.
Alaska Corrections commissioner cancels prison’s Father’s Day event
Alaska’s Corrections commissioner has canceled an upcoming Father’s Day event at a correctional center near Wasilla, upsetting some families of inmates.
House chooses Foster as temporary speaker, but there’s still no majority
Speaker Pro Tempore Neal Foster was able to swear in House appointee Sharon Jackson, but the legislative body still can’t form committees or start work on bills until a majority comes together.
Dunleavy names new AG, Corrections and Public Safety commissioners
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced Amanda Price, Nancy Dahlstrom and Kevin Clarkson as the newest additions to his Cabinet.
Seven black Alaskans are running for the Legislature — and most are Republicans
Black Republican candidates Marilyn Stewart, Ceezar Martinson, Marcus Sanders, and Stanley Wright are all running for the Alaska House of Representatives in Democratic-leaning districts.