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| Alaska prisons seek reduction of drug smuggling |
| By newsminer.com |
| Published: 12/28/2017 |
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — State prison facilities are making improvements aimed at reducing the amount of drugs being smuggled in behind bars, Alaska Department of Corrections officials said. From inmate overdoses at the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center to heroin distribution conspiracy charges at the Goose Creek Correctional Center, episodes like these from earlier this year have prompted state officials to look for ways to improve, KTUU-TV reported . "We know that far more drugs are getting through than we're catching," department commissioner Dean Williams said. "That's a nationwide problem. We're on the lookout for it." Read More. |
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