Report: Alaska prisons, justice system need overhaul

A commission set up by the Alaska Legislature in 2014 has issued a report on Alaska’s corrections and judicial systems. They say the judicial and corrections systems cost the state a lot, but they don’t do enough to improve public safety.
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Commission members presented the findings and recommendations to the House Finance Committee on Monday.
Alaska Criminal Justice Commission chair Greg Razo told legislators Alaska is expected to run short