Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr Robert Lawrence, Alaska chief medical officer (left), Travis Welch, director of corrections health and rehabilitation services ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goose Creek Correctional Center is seen in fall. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Corrections) Goose Creek Correctional ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (ALASKA BEACON) - The Dunleavy administration has proposed a $523 million budget for the Alaska Department of Corrections for the next fiscal year, which House lawmakers with a finance ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alaska said Monday the state Department of Corrections and one of its contractors have been failing to protect confidential ...

The Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) recently revoked an interim policy that banned alcoholic wine during religious ceremonies in the state's prison facilities. The department rescinded the ...

Jan. 30, 2024, David Mitchell — Once or twice a year for nearly a decade, Shawn Vainio, M.D., FAAFP, used to make the trip from his tiny hometown in western New York to see his pediatric cardiologist ...

Prison reform advocates are calling on Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration to order an independent review of the state Department of Corrections. The department recently reported its 15th ...

The deaths of two men by suicide in Alaska prisons in the past year have prompted legal advocates to sue the state on their families’ behalf. The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska filed its ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) is facing allegations that ...

The Alaska Department of Corrections has reported 18 people have died in custody of the state’s prisons and jails so far this year – on par with the state’s highest death count in 2022. Advocates and ...