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“Large Fight” Broke Out at Alaska Prison After Downsizing Effort
Article • April 1, 2026 • from PLN April, 2026
Filed under: Transfers, Cost of Prison Systems, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding
“Large Fight” Broke Out at Alaska Prison After Downsizing Effort by Jo Ellen Knott by Jo Ellen Knott The Alaska Beacon reported that the state’s “cost-cutting” downsizing measures backfired when a costly riot broke out at the Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward. On January 24, 2026, a massive brawl …
Alaska Prisoner’s Discipline for Violating Invalidated Rule Tossed
Article • March 1, 2026 • from PLN March, 2026
Filed under: Disciplinary Hearings, Access to Media, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Authority and Jurisdiction, Administrative Detention/Segregation
Alaska Prisoner’s Discipline for Violating Invalidated Rule Tossed by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman In a letter to PLN dated January 19, 2026, Alaska prisoner Donovan Taylor, 56, provided documentation of a disturbing incident in which he was disciplined for violating a state Department of Corrections (DOC) rule that had …
Alaska’s DOC Was $24 Million Over-Budget Last Year, Spent Most on Overtime
Article • March 1, 2026 • from PLN March, 2026
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Cost of Prison Systems, Staffing, Guards/Staff
Alaska’s DOC Was $24 Million Over-Budget Last Year, Spent Most on Overtime by The state Department of Corrections (DOC) spent $24 million more than the Alaskan legislature approved last year, a historic high. According to Alaska Public Media, $20 million of the additional budget request was earmarked to pay overtime …
Alaska Deaths in Custody Tie Record High
Article • February 1, 2026 • from PLN February, 2026
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference, Compassionate Release
Alaska Deaths in Custody Tie Record High by In a grim milestone that reflects Alaska’s neglect of prisoners, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) reported 18 deaths in 2025, tying the previous record set in 2022. In its coverage of the concerning matter, the Alaska Beacon claimed the death toll …
NEWS IN BRIEF
Article • September 15, 2025 • from PLN October, 2025
Filed under: News in Brief
NEWS IN BRIEF by Alaska: Alaska Public Media reported that former Anchorage Police Department Off. Nathan Keays, 45, convicted of conspiring with a ConocoPhillips employee to embezzle over $3 million from the firm, is seeking a new trial, alleging his conviction was tainted by a secret romantic relationship between two …
$4.77 Million Settlement for Three Alaska Prisoners Exonerated of Murder After 18 Years
Article • November 15, 2024 • from PLN November, 2024
Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Conviction
$4.77 Million Settlement for Three Alaska Prisoners Exonerated of Murder After 18 Years by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On November 6, 2023, three of the “Fairbanks Four” accepted $5 million from the Alaska city for 18 years they spent wrongfully incarcerated for a teen’s 1997 murder before their …
Federal Prisoner Will Appear on Alaska Congressional Ballot
Article • October 15, 2024 • from PLN October, 2024
Filed under: Post-release, ex-offender, re-entry
Federal Prisoner Will Appear on Alaska Congressional Ballot by On September 10, 2024, an Alaska court refused to keep Eric G. Hafner from appearing on the upcoming November ballot as a Democratic candidate for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives—even though he has never been to …
Alaska Supreme Court: DOC Can’t Unilaterally Redefine ‘Parole Release Date’
Article • October 15, 2024 • from PLN October, 2024
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release
Alaska Supreme Court: DOC Can’t Unilaterally Redefine ‘Parole Release Date’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of Alaska held that the state Department of Corrections (DOC) violated the rulemaking process laid out in the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) when it unilaterally changed the …
Alaska Supreme Court Revives Prisoner’s Claim for 11-Month Solitary Confinement That DOC Admitted Was Improper
Article • August 15, 2024 • from PLN August, 2024
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Prison Regulations
Alaska Supreme Court Revives Prisoner’s Claim for 11-Month Solitary Confinement That DOC Admitted Was Improper by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of Alaska reversed dismissal of a state prisoner’s claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) against officials with the state Department …
Alaska’s Prison System: Dangerous, Deadly Yet Repeating Past Mistakes
Article • July 1, 2024 • from PLN July, 2024
Filed under: Totality of Conditions
Alaska’s Prison System: Dangerous, Deadly Yet Repeating Past Mistakes by David Reutter by David M. Reutter   Alaska is a small state with enormous natural resources. The native people, who largely subsist off the land, enrich its culture. The beauty of its landscape draws millions of tourists annually. Yet behind …
Alaska Prisons Report Three Deaths in Three Days
Article • April 1, 2024 • from PLN April, 2024
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Wrongful Death
Alaska Prisons Report Three Deaths in Three Days by
News in Brief
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Three jail guards in the Yellowhammer State were hit with drug smuggling charges in August 2023 and another the month after. WAFF in Huntsville reported that Morgan County Jail guard Bobby Simmons, 19, was arrested on August 3, 2023, when he was charged with promoting …
Gary v. Alaska Dept of Corrections, AK, Complaint, Religious Accomodations, 2023
Brief • November 14, 2023
Filed under: Religious Practices, Religious Freedom/Worship
Gary v. Alaska Dept of Corrections, AK, Complaint, Religious Accomodations, 2023 ACLU OF ALASKA FOUNDATION 1057 W. Fireweed Ln. Suite 207 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 TEL: 907.258.0044 FAX: 907.263.2016 EMAIL: courtfilings@acluak.org Ruth Botstein Alaska Bar No. 9906016 Melody Vidmar Alaska Bar No. 2305044 ACLU of Alaska Foundation 1057 West Fireweed Lane, …
Pete v. State of Alaska, AK, Complaint, False Arrest, 2023
Brief • October 6, 2023
Filed under: False Arrest
Pete v. State of Alaska, AK, Complaint, False Arrest, 2023 30 E Goriune Dudukgian, AK Bar No. 0506051 g 3 (907) 308-3395 (telephone) (866) 813-8645 (fax) 2 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Nicholas Feronti, AK Bar No. 2106069 3g 2 £ NORTHERN JUSTICE PROJECT, LLC 406G Street, Suite 207 Anchorage, AK 99501 …
Estate of James Rider v. State of Alaska, AK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023
Brief • August 31, 2023
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)
Estate of James Rider v. State of Alaska, AK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023 .. Copy Onq1nal Received AUG 3 1 2023 Clerk of the Trial Courts IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA 1 THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT ANCHORAGE 2 3 MICHAEL COX AND TAMARA HALLIBURTON AS CO-PERSONAL …
Estate of Mark Cook Jr. V. State of Alaska, AK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023
Brief • August 28, 2023
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Estate of Mark Cook Jr. V. State of Alaska, AK, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023
News in Brief
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A state Department of Corrections (DOC) guard was arrested on June 10, 2023, for allegedly smuggling drugs, including meth, to a prisoner at Kilby Correctional Facility, 1819 News reported. Charlie Townsend, 28, resigned from his position upon his arrest by the Law Enforcement Services Division. …
News in Brief
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A guard with the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was indicted on April 27, 2023, on charges he sexually abused two prisoners at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Aliceville, according to a report by the Birmingham News. Robert D. Smith allegedly had sexual intercourse …
R.R. V. Garcia, AK, Complaint, Sexual Abuse, 2023
Brief • June 29, 2023
Filed under: Criminal Sexual Abuse
R.R. V. Garcia, AK, Complaint, Sexual Abuse, 2023 Charles W. Coe ABA#7804002 Law Office of Charles W. Coe 810 W 2nd Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99507 Telephone: 907-276-6173 Facsimile: 907-279-1884 Email: charlielaw@gci.net Attorney for R.R. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA AT ANCHORAGE Case No. 3:23-cv-_________ …
Alaska Supreme Court Says Parole Challenge Must Be Sought via Post-Conviction Relief, Not Lawsuit
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Filed under: Prospective Relief, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Grounds for Relief
Alaska Supreme Court Says Parole Challenge Must Be Sought via Post-Conviction Relief, Not Lawsuit by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On October 28, 2022, the Alaska Supreme Court held that a prisoner is required to challenge a discretionary parole decision in a post-conviction relief (PCR) action, rather than a civil …
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