Corrections hikes fee for housing Anchorage prisoners

Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in October 2015. (Photo by Mikko Wilson/KTOO)
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz says his city is paying the price for the state’s failure to resolve its fiscal crisis.Berkowitz reacted after the state Department of Corrections announced it would raise the fee it will charge Anchorage for housing prisoners.
The department announced Thursday it will increase the fee from $2 million to more than $2.9 million. The dep