The hospitalization was uncovered by the detainee's attorney, who was denied access to his client in Tacoma, Washington.

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 system.

The ACLU of Alaska has filed a motion to comply with a settlement agreement after failing to provide religious accommodations for incarcerated Alaskans

Lewis Jordan, Jr. died of bacterial meningitis after symptoms and pleas for help were deliberately ignored by DOC staff in 2023.

DOC’s electronic health system training website has shared the personal health information of at least 70 currently or formerly incarcerated Alaskans.

On the final day of the regular session of the 2024 Alaska Legislature, the crime omnibus bill, HB 66) passed both the House and Senate.

The ACLU of Alaska has filed a class action lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections for the denial of religious accommodations for Muslim people detained at Anchorage Correctional Complex.   

On behalf of four individuals, and others similarly situated, ACLU of Alaska files suit against DOC and its commissioner for violating due process and equal protection rights of incarcerated people seeking meaningful opportunities for transitional programming.