House lawmakers view prison stats

Data gathered by the Pew Charitable Trusts is aimed at guiding Alaska’s legislators in making policy changes that could lead to reducing state prison populations. The state House committee heard the numbers Monday morning.
Goose Creek Prison. Photo by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage.
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At about the same time that  Governor Walker released the state corrections report at his Anchorage office, the House Finance Committee listened to Pew senior associate Terry Schuster