The move follows an investigation by ProPublica and the Anchorage Daily News that found some cases have taken as long as a decade to reach juries, potentially violating the rights of victims and defendants alike.
Crime & Courts
Troopers find 2 missing dogs dead in Southeast Alaska crab pots
The deaths of French bulldogs Whiskey and Yoda remain under investigation, after troopers found their submerged remains Friday near Thorne Bay.
‘Other people’s beloveds’: The decisions and delays that preceded a fatal beating at Anchorage’s jail
The two men, who’d each been diagnosed with schizophrenia in their 20s and ended up in Alaska’s correctional system, should never have been held in a cell together, relatives say.
Former Dunleavy aide files libel lawsuit against news organizations, reporters
Jeremy Cubas, representing himself in the suit, resigned from the governor’s office in 2023.
Family, ACLU sue Alaska Department of Corrections for man’s death due to untreated ear infection
The lawsuit alleges DOC staff showed “deliberate indifference” to Lewis Jordan Jr., 53, as he suffered an untreated acute ear infection that developed into fatal meningitis.
Pretrial delays leave everyone in Alaska’s court system waiting
A January hearing in Juneau was a snapshot of how pretrial delays have affected Alaska courts: victims, witnesses and defendants are often waiting years for a resolution, and their lives are put on hold in the meantime.