JUNEAU, Alaska— The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Alaska a $500,000 grant to expand employment services offered to incarcerated individuals. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development will operate Job Centers within Hiland Mountain Correctional Center and Goose Creek Correctional Center. Hundreds of inmates will have access to career services inside to prepare […]
The man who killed rock legend John Lennon has been denied parole for the ninth time. The New York State Board of Parole on Monday announced that Mark David Chapman, 61, will remain behind bars for at least two more years. He will be eligible to apply for parole again in 2018. Chapman shot the […]
A Mississippi man who was attending college at Mississippi State University as a Psychology student has been sentenced to eight years in prison and 15 years probation after he was convicted on Federal terrorism charges. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to join up with ISIS in Syria. 22-year-old Muhannad Dakhlalla, and his fiancee, Jaelyn Young, were arrested […]
JUNEAU—Governor Bill Walker Monday signed into law Senate Bill 91, an historic reform of the state’s criminal justice system. The law advances data-driven, research-based policies to reduce recidivism, enhance public safety and curb corrections spending. It is projected to reduce the state’s prison population by 13 percent by 2024, saving the state $380 million. Governor […]