Haines first community to sign DOC contract focused on pretrial services

Heather Parker with Gov. Walker’s office, DOC Commissioner Dean Williams, Pretrial Director Geri Fox, Haines Mayor Jan Hill, Haines Borough Manager Debra Schnabel and Haines Police Chief Heath Scott pose in a Haines jail cell with a revised community jails contract. (Photo by Emily Files/KHNS)
Gov. Bill Walker is calling on the legislature to make changes to the crime reform bill known as SB 91.
But one major part of the law, a pretrial services program, is on track to begin in Januar