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| Palmer prison hearing outlines ankle monitoring plan |
| By alaskapublic.org- Ellen Lockyer |
| Published: 10/22/2015 |
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A state Department of Corrections plan to release non-violent prisoners and put them on electronic monitoring has raised alarm in Palmer. The community is home to the Palmer Correctional Center, and some residents fear there is not enough supervision available to support the move. A state legislator held a field hearing on Tuesday to gauge public reaction to the plan. The state Department of Corrections wants to release 176 inmates to an ankle monitoring plan. Corrections department commissioner Ron Taylor says the plan is driven by both state budget cuts, and by a move toward prison reform. “The department has been focused on successful prisoner re-entry. And so what we are trying to do is look for ways that we can assist people to be more successful so that they are not a public safety risk, or we lessen the public safety risk when they return to the community. ” Read More. |
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