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| Department of Corrections is trying to find a new life for an old prison |
| By adn.com- Zaz Hollander |
| Published: 11/14/2016 |
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SUTTON — Palmer Correctional Center, a prison built to house nearly 500 inmates on a windswept bench of the Matanuska Valley, sits silent and largely abandoned. Gov. Bill Walker ordered the 50-year-old prison closed in July to save more than $5 million a year amid scarce state revenue, drained by falling oil prices. The last inmates left in mid-October — a month early — ahead of an advancing wildfire. White and pink bedsheets shroud kitchen equipment. Spikes of frozen chard and other greens still stud outdoor gardens. Walls bear the vivid Alaska scenes and inspirational slogans painted by Manfried West, convicted of the 1994 murder of Alaska secessionist Joe Vogler in Fairbanks. Read More. |
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