Corrections nominee pledges to stop incarcerating the intoxicated

Last year, Dean Williams found many problems with the state Department of Corrections that contributed to the deaths of dozens in Alaska’s prisons and jails.Now he will be in position to do something about it.
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Gov. Bill Walker on Thursday nominated Williams to be corrections commissioner.
Williams expressed an interest in changing how the department handles people who are detained when they&rsqu