The ACLU raised the issue to the Department of Corrections last month in a letter detailing a variety of other issues that the group said violate prisoners’ First Amendment right to free speech and Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
Crime & Courts
Former President Trump is found guilty in historic New York criminal case
Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 election, a historic verdict as Trump campaigns again for the White House.
State prosecutors sue Ketchikan jeweler over sale of fake gold
The state is seeking to bar Soni, Inc. from selling fraudulent or misrepresented items, after staff allegedly made false claims about them.
Federal grand jury indicts man accused of stabbing multiple people on cruise ship
Ntando Sogoni is currently in custody at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau.
Alaska hasn’t executed anyone in over 70 years. The stories of the last two men hanged in Juneau may explain why.
In 1948 and 1950, Juneau executed two Black men — Austin Nelson and Eugene LaMoore — for the murder of a local grocer. The trials, according to a legal historian who has researched them for decades, were riddled with misconduct and errors.
FBI arrests cruise ship crew member in Juneau after allegedly stabbing multiple people on board
Ntando Sogoni was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.