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 ...

James Rider, a 31-year-old Wasilla man and father of three, died by suicide at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility. Now, nearly four ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (ALASKA BEACON) - 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 ...

Dr. Sarah Spencer works in Ninilchik Community Clinic’s mobile unit, housed in a repurposed ambulance. The clinic sees many patients entering and leaving incarceration. At the Ninilchik Community ...

With 744 out of every 100,000 Alaskans incarcerated, our state puts more people in prison than any democratic country. We should be ashamed to be No. 1. Our prisons aren’t color- or wealth-blind, ...

The Alaska Department of Corrections spent over $24 million more than the budget approved by the Legislature last year, with a large portion for staff overtime, raising alarm from lawmakers. DOC ...