Legislative Session Wrap Up 2025
Late last month, the Alaska Legislature gaveled out in Juneau, marking the end of the 2025 session.
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A week after the legislative hearing, 2 more Alaska prisoners die
Since the House Judiciary Committee's two-hour hearing about deaths in custody at the end of March, and the deaths the Department of Corrections (DOC) neglected to count, two more Alaskans have died.
We're keeping a close eye on how DOC lets people observe Ramadan.
Every year during and after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the ACLU of Alaska receives reports from Muslim inmates that Alaska's Department of Corrections (DOC) fails to properly accommodate their...
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Class action suit filed against DOC after decades of inadequate health care for incarcerated Alaskans
The ACLU of Alaska, with the ACLU National Prison Project, filed a class action lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) challenging DOC’s inadequate, dangerous, and inhumane health care...
ACLU of Alaska, Nations Law Group file lawsuit against DHS for unlawful termination of Alaska student status
On Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alaska filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect the due process rights of Jean Kashikov, a recent graduate of...
ACLU of Alaska answers Alaska Medical Board statement regarding gender affirming care
Alaskans have overwhelmingly opposed legislative limits to essential and life-saving healthcare for transgender people.
