Kane William Huff, 46, died in Alaska Department of Corrections custody on Dec. 11. Eighteen inmates also died in the state’s ...

Apr. 29—An Alaska correctional officer arrested this week faces numerous charges accusing him of bringing illegal drugs into the prison in Seward. Steven Manuel, 44, has worked at Spring Creek ...

The Alaska Department of Corrections has reported 18 people have died in custody of the state’s prisons and jails so far this ...

There have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Alaska’s jails or prisons. But as of Wednesday, there had only been two tests conducted, both of which came back negative, according to the ...

Alaska corrections officials have said no foul play was suspected in the January 2024 death of Joshua Keith Zimmerman. His ...

Jan. 16—Two men died Friday while incarcerated in separate Southcentral Alaska correctional facilities, authorities said. Joshua Keith Zimmerman, 33, had been at the Anchorage Correctional Complex for ...

Alaska's Commissioner of Corrections, Dean Williams, joins co-hosts Senior Judge Elaine Andrews and Shelly Wozniak, to take a look at life "behind the walls" of Alaska's prisons. Dean Williams, ...

The ACLU of Alaska sued the state Department of Corrections on Thursday, accusing it of denying some incarcerated people access to transitional programs by improperly interpreting their release dates.

JUNEAU, Alaska – Muslim inmates are suing state corrections officials, arguing that they are not provided adequate nourishment as they break their daily fasts during Ramadan at an Alaska jail. The ...

Eighteen inmates have died in correctional centers in Alaska this year, making 2022 the deadliest year for inmates in Alaska. The average number of inmate deaths over the last 10 years is 11, with the ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters as his administration rolls out his budget plan in Juneau, Alaska, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Gov. Dunleavy’s budget proposal includes deep cuts to public ...

Juneau, Alaska • Muslim inmates are suing state corrections officials, arguing that they are not provided adequate nourishment as they break their daily fasts during Ramadan at an Alaska jail. The ...