Walker to add crime bill to October special session

Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth speaks to reporters at a press availability on Friday. Gov. Bill Walker and Corrections Commissioner Dean Williams are also pictured. (Photo by Daniel Hernandez/Alaska Public Media)
A rise in crime in Alaska has led Gov. Bill Walker to seek a bill in the special session next month that would allow more jail time for some thefts and other crimes.
A Sept. 6 report found that Alaska saw higher rates of larcenies, robberies, burglaries and assaults last year.