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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 …
AK DOC phone rate chart July 2016
Kickback publication • July 6, 2016
Filed under: Telephone Rates
AK DOC phone rate chart July 2016 PRISONER TELEPHONE SYSTEM The Alaska Department of Corrections has installed a telephone system in all of its correctional facilities which is designed specifically for use by prisoners. This system is also being utilized at Florence Correctional Center in Florence, Arizona. This system was …
AK DOC intrastate rates July 2016
Kickback publication • July 6, 2016
Filed under: Telephone Rates
AK DOC intrastate rates July 2016 Securus - Rate Quote 1 of 2 https://securustech.net/call-rate-calculator (https://securustech.net/call-rate-calculator?p_p_auth=qZezXyGG&p_p_id=49&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view& _49_struts_action=%2Fmy_sites%2Fview&_49_groupId=104052&_49_privateLayout=false) Password Email Address Log in to Securus Online: Type your email address Log In | Enroll Now Friends and Family (https://securustech.net (https://securustech.net Remember Me /web/securus/enroll) /f i d ) (htt // Correctional Staff t …
Green v. State of Alaska, AK, Complaint, Jail Death, 2016
Brief • March 21, 2016
Filed under: Pain, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Staffing, Jail Specific, Money/Property, Wrongful Death
Green v. State of Alaska, AK, Complaint, Jail Death, 2016 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE ST ATE OF ALASKA THIRD .JUDICIAL DISTIUCT AT ANCHORAGE ESTATE OF KELLSIE GREEN Plaintiff, vs. STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT or CORRECTIONS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) --- CI Case …
Report on AK Prisons, Alaska ACLU, 2010
Publication • March 16, 2016
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement
Report on AK Prisons, Alaska ACLU, 2010 ACLU of Alaska MARCH 2010 AMERICAN CIYIL LIBERTIES UNION of ALASKA www.akcLu.org Rethinking Alaska’s Corrections Policy AVOIDING AN EVERYDAY CRISIS ACLU of Alaska MARCH 2010 www.akclu.org Rethinking Alaska’s Corrections Policy: Avoiding an Everyday Crisis PUBLISHED MARCH 2010 THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION is …
AK DOC Complaint A2015-0320 - Finding of Record and Closure, AK Ombudsman, 2015
Publication • February 15, 2016
Filed under: Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
AK DOC Complaint A2015-0320 - Finding of Record and Closure, AK Ombudsman, 2015 State of Alaska mbudsman. August 31, 2015 Stuart Seugasala, #14039-006 USP Tucson P.O. Box 24550 Tucson, AZ 85734 Reply to: [BJ 333 W. 4th Avenue, Ste. 305 Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 269-5290 (800) 478-2624 (FAX) 269-5291 O …
AK DOC - Administrative Review, Governor Walker, 2015
Publication • February 11, 2016
Filed under: Corrections Audits
AK DOC - Administrative Review, Governor Walker, 2015 Alaska Department of Corrections: An Administrative Review November 13, 2015 Dean Williams and Joe Hanlon Alaska Department of Corrections: An Administrative Review 11.13.2015 Contents Purpose, Scope and Limitations of This Review ........................................................................................... 2 Review Process.............................................................................................................................................. 2 Observations ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Policy Review and …
Investigative Report - Complaint A2014-1425, AK Ombudsman, 2015
Publication • February 11, 2016
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Due Process
Investigative Report - Complaint A2014-1425, AK Ombudsman, 2015 INVESTIGATIVE REPORT Ombudsman Complaint A2014-1425 Finding of Record and Closure REDACTED PUBLIC VERSION This investigative report has been edited and redacted to remove information made confidential by Alaska Statute and to protect privacy rights. August 31, 2015 A Palmer Correctional Center (PCC) …
Investigative Report - Complaints A2014-0895, A2014-1059, A2014-1275, AK Ombudsman, 2015
Publication • February 11, 2016
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Due Process
Investigative Report - Complaints A2014-0895, A2014-1059, A2014-1275, AK Ombudsman, 2015 INVESTIGATIVE REPORT This investigative report has been edited and redacted to remove information made confidential by Alaska Statute and to protect privacy rights. Ombudsman Complaints A2014-0895; A2014-1059; A2014-1275 Finding of Record and Closure August 31, 2015 Summary of the Complaint …
Alaska High Court Reaffirms Negligence Standard to Protect Prisoners from Harm
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General)
Alaska High Court Reaffirms Negligence Standard to Protect Prisoners from Harm by David Reutter Alaska High Court Reaffirms Negligence Standard to Protect Prisoners from Harm by David Reutter The Alaska Supreme Court, in a negligence suit filed by a former prisoner, reaffirmed its standard that a jailer has a duty …
Alaska’s Retroactive Application of ASORA Amendments Violates Ex Post Facto Clause
Article • June 12, 2015
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Ex Post Facto, State Statutes
Alaska’s Retroactive Application of ASORA Amendments Violates Ex Post Facto Clause by Alaska’s Retroactive Application of ASORA Amendments Violates Ex Post Facto Clause The Alaska Supreme Court held that its rule prohibiting precedential effect of 2-to-l decisions does not apply retroactively. Therefore, Doe v. State, 189 P3d 999 (Alaska 2008)(Doe …
Alaska Prison Guard Terminated for Fighting off Prisoners with Pocketknif
Article • June 12, 2015
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Staffing, Assaults on Staff
Alaska Prison Guard Terminated for Fighting off Prisoners with Pocketknif by Joe Watson Alaska Prison Guard Terminated for Fighting off Prisoners with Pocketknif by Joe Watson A former guard at the Spring Creek Correctional Center—Alaska's only maximum-security prison—is now contesting his November 2012 termination for bringing a pocketknife to work …
Alaska’s Sex Offender Registration Law is Punitive, Prohibiting Ex Post Facto Application
Article • January 12, 2015
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Retroactivity, Ex Post Facto, State Legislation
Alaska’s Sex Offender Registration Law is Punitive, Prohibiting Ex Post Facto Application by Alaska’s Sex Offender Registration Law is Punitive, Prohibiting Ex Post Facto Application The Alaska Supreme Court held its previous decision that held the Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act (ASORA) violates the Ex Post Facto Clause of the …
Alaska Supreme Court Suspends Former Deputy Attorney General
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Misconduct, Attorneys General, Wrongful Conviction
Alaska Supreme Court Suspends Former Deputy Attorney General by Christopher Zoukis Alaska Supreme Court Suspends Former Deputy Attorney General by Christopher Zoukis Former Alaska Deputy Attorney General and prosecutor Patrick Gullufsen, 66, was suspended from the practice of law for 18 months in July 2013 after a Superior Court found …
Alaska Filing Fee Statute Denies Prisoners Court Access
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Filed under: Court Access, Filing Fees
Alaska Filing Fee Statute Denies Prisoners Court Access by Mark Wilson Alaska Filing Fee Statute Denies Prisoners Court Access by Mark Wilson In December 6, 2013, the Alaska Supreme Court held that barring an indigent prisoner from filing an appeal due to inability to pay the filing fee deprived him …
Multiple Convictions, Single Proceeding Triggers Alaska Lifetime Sex Offender Registration
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration
Multiple Convictions, Single Proceeding Triggers Alaska Lifetime Sex Offender Registration by The Alaska Supreme Court has held that the state’s lifetime sex offender registration requirement for multiple sex offenses applies to multiple convictions arising from a single criminal proceeding. The Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act (ASORA), Alaska Stat. § 12.63.020(a)(1)(B), …
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