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.
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1 climber rescued, 1 dead after days stranded near Denali’s summit
Friday’s rescue was the culmination of a days-long effort to reach the two climbers who had holed up in a snow cave for days.
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.
Rescue teams attempting to reach 2 hypothermic climbers stranded near Denali’s summit
Crews were still awaiting a break in the clouds Thursday morning to launch another flight to the climbers just below the mountain’s summit.
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.