Legislature makes slow progress on criminal sentencing overhaul

Lawmakers found they had less room and not enough desks or phones to go around on Monday. That’s because they’re sharing space in Juneau’s Bill Ray Center while the Capitol is being renovated.
They gathered for their floor sessions in a former school gym in another building – the Terry Miller Legislative Office. The House made slow progress on a bill that would overhaul criminal sentencing and prisoner re-entry laws.
The body added four amendments to the bill Monday