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| Governor may release video of St. Michael man who died in prison |
| By ktoo.org- Laura Kraegel |
| Published: 12/28/2015 |
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Almost a year after Larry Kobuk’s death, a special assistant to the governor traveled to St. Michael last week and met with the late man’s family. Kobuk died in January after being restrained at the Anchorage Correctional Complex. His was one of many inmate deaths in the last few years that led Gov. Bill Walker to call for an independent review of Alaska’s Department of Corrections. Since the highly critical report came out last month, the governor’s office has said prisons need to be safer and released videos of two inmate deaths. Larry Kobuk’s video could be out next. Before Dean Williams was special assistant to the governor and co-wrote the recent DOC review, he ran the McLaughlin Youth Center in Anchorage. Before that, he led the Nome Youth Facility and worked at the district attorney’s offices in Nome and Kotzebue. When he looks back at his long career, though, Williams said meeting Larry’s Kobuk’s family in St. Michael will be one of the days that sticks out most. Read More. |
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