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Two people died after just one day in Alaska corrections custody last month

Two people died after just one day in Alaska corrections custody last month
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Nome s correctional center asked an Alaska author to donate a few books Now others are pitching in to send boxloads of them

Print article It all started when Alaska author Don Rearden received an email from the education coordinator at Anvil Mountain Correctional Center in Nome, requesting he donate copies of his book “The Raven’s Gift.” Now, after Rearden put out a request on social media, boxloads of books are getting flown up to the correctional center, the result of an outpouring of support from local bookstores, local authors and an Alaska air carrier. Rearden said the email from the correctional center detailed how a number of the books there were in bad shape, with some held together by deodorant labels and stickers pulled off apples. The email asked for Alaska-specific books and those written by Indigenous people.

Bethel prisoners with COVID-19 fill gym as outbreaks spread in Anchorage corrections facilities

Print article Coronavirus cases continue to spread in Alaska’s correctional system, where more than half the state’s facilities are over capacity. State officials have tallied 72 active cases at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center in Eagle River, where female prisoners are housed, as of Friday. That’s up from three on Tuesday, according to Sarah Gallagher, spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Corrections. Those inmates had symptoms, Gallagher said. Facility-wide testing turned up another 66 inmates who tested positive for the virus. An outbreak is also growing at the Anchorage Correctional Complex. As of Friday, 190 inmates had active infections, according to state corrections data. Earlier this week, there were 112 active cases.

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