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| Sobering center considered as an alternative to prison in Fairbanks |
| By ktoo.org- Amanda Frank |
| Published: 03/02/2016 |
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Recent deaths in Alaska prisons have underscored problems with jailing severely intoxicated individuals, pointing to the need for an alternative approach. Bethel operates a sobering center, where care and treatment are the focus, and a similar facility is being explored as an option in Fairbanks. State Title 47 requires temporary protective custody of an individual incapacitated by drugs or alcohol in public. It’s motivated by a public safety issue Fairbanks City Mayor John Eberhart says is elevated in Fairbanks. “Where are we going to take them,” Mayor Eberhart asked. “What do you do if it’s 30 or 40 below zero without a sleep-off center? It’s time to do that; it’s time for a sleep-off center.” Currently, the city works with the Fairbanks Downtown Association to run a community service patrol, to transport intoxicated individuals home, to jail or to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. Read More. |
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