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| Corrections Report Sheds Light on Prison Practices |
| By sewardcitynews.com- Heidi Zemach |
| Published: 12/08/2015 |
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Gov. Bill Walker recently released a 20-page report detailing some widespread failings that occurred in Alaska’s prisons and jails, and troubling patterns in the corrections system that reviewers felt need to be addressed. Walker also replaced the Alaska Corrections Commissioner with Interim Commissioner Walter Monegan lll, a former Anchorage Chief of Police and State Commissioner of Public Safety. The interviews and independent investigation that the governor ordered took place at all 13 state prisons, including Spring Creek Correctional Center, and one community jail. While none of the high-profile deaths and stories highlighted in the report occurred at the Seward facility, experts say that the reports’ findings and recommendations, if enacted, will affect the high security prison in Seward and all the other prisons, and possibly also the community jail. “Some may interpret this as us trying to have a coddling of the felons that are incarcerated. We’re not,” said Dean Williams, Special Assistant to Gov. Walker and one of the two leading investigators, speaking during a press conference. “This is about making sure it’s safe conditions for the corrections officers as well as those that are incarcerated.” He said the report was merely a snapshot of Alaska’s prisons, focusing on certain high-profile cases that occurred over the course of the 18-month investigation that also indicated a systemic pattern and raised red flags. Investigators examined 22 case studies, and the report revealed a list of troubling recent prison deaths and other disturbing incidents: Read More. |
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