Justice Department Will Fund More Prosecutors, Jails and Cops in Rural Alaska

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Justice Department Will Fund More Prosecutors, Jails and Cops in Rural Alaska

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The U.S. Department of Justice is adding federal prosecutors to pursue cases in remote Alaska towns and villages where U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr recently declared a public safety emergency. After […]

Alaska Leaders Seek to Improve Justice System

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Alaska Leaders Seek to Improve Justice System

JUNEAU – Alaska Wednesday launched a comprehensive review of the state’s criminal justice system aimed at developing data-driven reforms to better protect public safety, hold offenders accountable, and control corrections costs. Governor Bill Walker, Chief Justice Dana Fabe, Senate President Kevin Meyer, House Speaker Mike Chenault, and Attorney General Craig Richards have charged the Alaska […]