News & Commentary

While both medical and geriatric parole require additional assessment work by DOC and the Board, reviewing and granting eligible applicants' parole could assist with skyrocketing costs associated with an older and sicker prison population.

The Alaska State Commission for Human Rights is seeking other reports of individuals who have experienced religious discrimination while incarcerated at an Alaska jail or prison or individuals who have not been allowed to practice religion while incarcerated in an Alaska jail or prison.

This week, legislators and staff from across Alaska returned to Juneau for the second session of the 33rd Alaska State Legislature.

A wide range of current practices and policies at the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) is stifling incarcerated people’s access to the courts, counsel, and legal resources.

Parole is an alternative to incarceration that provides community safety and accountability. The Alaska Board of Parole is responsible for assessing the likelihood the individual will re-offend and determines the date of release and release conditions.

Incarcerated Alaskans from across the state have submitted their "firsts," sharing intimate details of their experience with incarceration and how it has changed their lives.

Another young Alaskan has died in DOC custody, marking the 11th death this year. But DOC isn’t counting her.

The Alaska Civil Liberties Union of Alaska believes Indigenous peoples and their governments have inherent sovereignty, the right to govern themselves and their lands and determine their own futures.

DOC has counted 8 deaths this year. We won’t forget about the two they are leaving out.