Alaska lawmakers advance all-time high $523M Department of Corrections budget

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 subcommittee advanced without ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Alaska’s Department of Corrections spent $24M over budget last year, mostly on staff overtime

The Alaska Department of Corrections spent over $24 million more than the budget approved by the Legislature last year, with ...
Yahoo

Lawmakers press for cuts to Department of Corrections spending amid big increases

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 26—The Alaska Department of Corrections is facing heightened scrutiny from lawmakers after its budgets have repeatedly ...
Alaska Public Media

Thousands of incarcerated Alaskans tested for syphilis to help reduce the state’s high rates of infection

The Anchorage Correctional Complex is one of the facilities that provided syphilis testing to inmates. Thousands of incarcerated Alaskans have been tested for syphilis, through a program aimed at ...
Anchorage Daily NewsOpinion

Editorial: Public safety comes first — and that includes funding Alaska’s prisons

A record Department of Corrections budget reflects the real costs associated with staffing shortages, rising inmate health ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Lawmakers press for cuts to Department of Corrections spending amid big increases

The Alaska Department of Corrections is facing heightened scrutiny from lawmakers after its budgets have repeatedly exceeded the Legislature’s approved spending plans. Though the number of inmates has ...