The Alaska Department of Corrections spent over $24 million more than the budget approved by the Legislature last year, with ...

Officials with the Alaska Department of Corrections told lawmakers a “large fight” with a hefty price tag broke out at the state’s maximum security prison in January, amid downsizing and cost-cutting ...

Josh Zimmerman’s cause of death was homicide, according to his death certificate. And Phil said he didn’t find that out until well after his death, when he requested documents from the state medical ...

The Alaska Department of Corrections is facing heightened scrutiny from lawmakers after its budgets have repeatedly exceeded the Legislature’s approved spending plans.

Spring Creek is the state’s only maximum-security prison for men, located just outside Seward on the Kenai Peninsula, and housed approximately 375 inmates last year. Last year, the legislature ...

Officials with the Alaska Department of Corrections told lawmakers a “large fight” with a hefty price tag broke out at the state’s maximum security prison in January, amid downsizing and ...