The Sitka Tribe of Alaska has landed more than $2 million in federal grant money to aid victims of domestic violence. The money is being awarded in three separate grants and will create five new positions to support women and children in Sitka.
Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence
Franken reiterates he won’t resign: ‘I know that I’ve let a lot of people down’
The Minnesota Democrat, speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill for the first time since multiple accusations of sexual harassment, said he is sorry but reiterated he would not give up his Senate seat.
Legislative Council to consider sexual harassment working group
Recent concerns about sexual harassment both outside Alaska and in Juneau have led lawmakers to consider making changes to the policy.
Alaska Natives account for more than half of sexual assault victims in state, study says
Alaska has one of the highest rates of sexual assault in the country, and Alaska Native women are more likely to be attacked than anyone else, according to the Department of Public Safety, which quietly released a report on Alaskan sex crimes last month.
Legislative leaders seek update to sexual harassment policies
The national reckoning with sexual harassment has reached Juneau. Both chambers of the Alaska Legislature are seeking to make changes to their sexual harassment policies, lawmakers said Thursday.
After thousands of domestic violence cases, YK Delta says goodbye to assistant district attorney
Over the past four years Assistant District Attorney Bailey Woolfstead has worked on thousands of cases. Like other Assistant District Attorneys in Bethel she wrangled 150 to 200 of them at any given time, but over 95 percent of her cases involved domestic violence.