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Alaska DOC - Securus Rates 2017-2020
Kickback publication • November 2, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Alaska DOC - Securus Rates 2017-2020 COLLECT RATES LOCA1.STATION TO STATION ·-...... RATE INITIAL ADD'L PERIOD ..MILEAGE PERIOD UPT015MIN 0-99999 0.0100 L NIGHT/WEEKEND EVENING ADD'L PERIOD INITIAL ADD'LPERIOD ADD'L PERIOD INITIAL BEYOND 15 MIN . PERIOD UPTO 15MIN BEYOND 15 MIN PERIOD 0.0700 0.0200 0.0200 0.0700 : 0.0100 I -. …
Alaska Jail Recorded Attorney-client Conversations for Four Years
Article • August 8, 2018 • from PLN August, 2018
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Attorney Client, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring
Alaska Jail Recorded Attorney-client Conversations for Four Years by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin On January 15, 2018, the Anchorage Daily News reported that, from 2012 to 2016, confidential conversations between criminal defendants and their attorneys were routinely recorded by a long-abandoned audio monitoring system in a visitation room at …
Dowl v. Williams, AK, Amended Complaint, Muslim Inmate Discrimination, 2018
Brief • July 6, 2018
Filed under: Failure to Treat, Food, Eighth Amendment, RLUIPA, Religious Freedom, Religious Diet
Dowl v. Williams, AK, Amended Complaint, Muslim Inmate Discrimination, 2018 CAIR LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Lena F. Masri (D.C. # 100019) α lmasri@cair.com Gadeir I. Abbas (VA # 81161) α β gabbas@cair.com Carolyn M. Homer (CA # 286441) α chomer@cair.com 453 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20003 Phone: (202) 742-6420 …
Alaska high court: Verbatim record may satisfy written record requirements in disciplinary decisions
Article • June 26, 2018
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Legality of Rules, Witnesses (Disciplinary Hearings), Standard of Review
Alaska high court: Verbatim record may satisfy written record requirements in disciplinary decisions by R. Bailey by R. Bailey The Alaska Supreme Court held that a prisoner’s federal due process right to receipt of a written statement explaining what evidence and reasoning were relied on in imposing disciplinary action may …
Alaska Prisoners Stripped, Paraded on “Dog Leashes,” Held Naked for 12 Hours
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Grievances
Alaska Prisoners Stripped, Paraded on “Dog Leashes,” Held Naked for 12 Hours by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Twelve prisoners at the maximum-security Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward, Alaska were stripped, searched, restrained, attached to “dog leashes,” paraded in front of female staff members and then left in cells …
Alaska: Jurors’ Explanation of Negligence Verdict Doesn’t Warrant New Trial
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Evidentiary Ruling, Jury Instructions
Alaska: Jurors’ Explanation of Negligence Verdict Doesn’t Warrant New Trial by In May 2017, the Alaska Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s denial of a prisoner’s motion for a new trial based on juror comments about the rationale for their verdict. Alaska prisoner Richard A. Mattox was watching television with …
Alaska DOC’s 1990 Prison Conditions Settlement Still Enforceable
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Settlements
Alaska DOC’s 1990 Prison Conditions Settlement Still Enforceable by In March 2017, the Alaska Supreme Court held that a 1990 settlement agreement in a class-action prison conditions suit had not been terminated and remained enforceable. Alaska Department of Corrections (ADOC) prisoners brought a class-action suit challenging prison conditions in 1981. …
Hodari v. Alaska, AL, Appeal, Abuse of Discretion Harm, 2017
Brief • October 27, 2017
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Abuse of Discretion Standard
Hodari v. Alaska, AL, Appeal, Abuse of Discretion Harm, 2017 Notice: This opinion is subject to correction before publication in the P ACIFIC R EPORTER . Readers are requested to bring errors to the attention of the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, 303 K Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, phone (907) …
US v. Jayavarman, AK, Appeal, Reasonable Doubt of Age in Pornography, 2017
Brief • September 26, 2017
Filed under: Sexual Exploitation of Minors, Unduly Influencing a Minor, Doubly Deferential Standard, Child Pornography
US v. Jayavarman, AK, Appeal, Reasonable Doubt of Age in Pornography, 2017 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 16-30082 v. D.C. No. 3:13-cr-00097-SLG JASON JAYAVARMAN, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska …
Alaska Prisoner Deaths Criticized in Report, Author Becomes New DOC Commissioner
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Staff Training
Alaska Prisoner Deaths Criticized in Report, Author Becomes New DOC Commissioner by The deaths of 25 Alaska prisoners over an 18-month period were examined in a November 2015 report provided to Governor Bill Walker, who then replaced the state’s corrections commissioner with the author of the report. The handling of …
Alaska Prisoners Riot Over Excessive Phone Rates
Article • July 20, 2017
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Alaska Prisoners Riot Over Excessive Phone Rates by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A disturbance at Alaska's Lemon Creek Correctional Center left a housing unit uninhabitable after prisoners and guards clashed over the prison's excessive telephone rates, a "smartmouth" guard's comments on the subject, and other issues. According to prisoners …
State of Alaska Ombudsman - Investigative Report, Complaint A2013-1560, 2017
Publication • 2017
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Retaliation, Retaliation for Organizing, Exposure to Cold, Clothing, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints
State of Alaska Ombudsman - Investigative Report, Complaint A2013-1560, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Investigative Report Ombudsman Complaint A2013-1560 Finding of Record and Closure September 19, 2017 (The summary has been edited and redacted to remove information made confidential by Alaska Statute and to protect the privacy interests of the citizens involved.) …
Alaska Prisoner Deaths Criticized in Report
Article • February 21, 2017
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cardiovascular, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Food, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Failure to Train/Supervise, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Alaska Prisoner Deaths Criticized in Report by The deaths of four Alaska prisoners has placed a focus on that state’s prison system.  The handling of the deaths and a lack of training was criticized in a report that preceded the replacement of corrections commissioner. Gov. Bill Walker called the report’s …
Securus Phone Rates Spark Uprising at Alaska Prison
Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Prison Rebellion, Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
Securus Phone Rates Spark Uprising at Alaska Prison by Joe Watson A riot at an Alaska prison “kind of blew up” because, according to prisoners, the phone service provided by Securus was shoddy and the company charged unreasonable rates. Sparked by a widespread disconnection of phone calls one Monday night …
Allocation of Fault Required in Verdict Regarding Alaska Detainee’s Suicide; Case Settles for $900,000
Article • November 7, 2016 • from PLN November, 2016
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Qualified Immunity, Suicides
Allocation of Fault Required in Verdict Regarding Alaska Detainee’s Suicide; Case Settles for $900,000 by In September 2015, the Alaska Supreme Court vacated a $1,078,233 judgment in a lawsuit alleging the City of Hooper Bay was liable in the suicide of a 21-year-old detainee in a police holding cell. The …
Alaska Prisons and Jails Filled with Mentally Ill Prisoners
Article • November 7, 2016 • from PLN November, 2016
Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Statistics/Trends, Failure to Protect (General), Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides
Alaska Prisons and Jails Filled with Mentally Ill Prisoners by David Reutter Correctional facilities in Alaska are confronted with a record number of prisoners with mental illnesses. In February 2016, KTUU reported that 65% of Alaskan prisoners suffered from some form of mental health problem while 80% had drug or …
Ninth Circuit: Congress Can Criminalize Federal Sex Crimes Committed in State Facilities
Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016
Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Prisoner-Prisoner Harassment, Sentencing, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Prison Rape Elimination Act
Ninth Circuit: Congress Can Criminalize Federal Sex Crimes Committed in State Facilities by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in August 2015 that Congress is authorized to criminalize sexual assaults in facilities where federal prisoners are held by agreement with state and local governments. On March 5, …
Supreme Court of Alaska Directs Human Rights Commission to Re-investigate Complaint
Article • August 25, 2016
Filed under: Racial Discrimination
Supreme Court of Alaska Directs Human Rights Commission to Re-investigate Complaint by The Alaska Supreme Court held in June 2012 that the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights breached its duty to conduct an impartial investigation with respect to the complaint of William M. Toliver, II alleging the Brown Jug …
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Prisoner Who Strangled Cellmate
Article • August 12, 2016
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Prison/Jail Murders, Appeals
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Prisoner Who Strangled Cellmate by On September 17, 2015, the Supreme Court of Arkansas upheld the conviction of Arkansas state prisoner Robert T. Holland who was convicted of capital murder for strangling his cellmate and sentenced to death. Holland's appeal alleged the trial court …
Alaskan Prisoner Deaths under Scrutiny
Article • August 4, 2016
Filed under: Cardiovascular, Cancer, Liver, Statistics/Trends, Wrongful Death, Suicides
Alaskan Prisoner Deaths under Scrutiny by Matthew Clarke The Alaskan state legislature held a hearing in July 2014 after five Alaskan prisoners died between April and June of that year. According to Joe Schmidt, director of the Alaska Department of Corrections, the 2010 national prisoner death rate was .217% and …
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