With two additional inmate deaths, 14 have died in Department of Corrections custody this year, according to a press release issued by the department on Tuesday.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - With two additional inmate deaths, 14 have died in Department of Corrections custody this year, according toThe highest number of deaths in the past decade reached 15 in 2015, according to the Department of Corrections. Megan Edge serves as director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Prison Project and says the deaths in 2015 concerned then Governor Bill Walker so much that he ordered an independent review of the department.
Edge says she worked at the Department of Corrections as the Public Information Officer from 2017 to 2019. Now two years later, she switched careers and fights to ensure the rights of those who are incarcerated. Edge says she’s concerned about the rising death rate of inmates in the department’s custody.
In the past, the department has not issued press releases for every inmate’s death. On Tuesday, the department issued a release to announce that two more inmates died in their custody. Both deaths occurred less than 24 hours apart, according to the press release. In each press release regarding an inmate’s death, the department states, “every prisoner’s death is reviewed by the Alaska State Troopers. The cause of death is only determined by the state medical examiner. Due to privacy and security, Alaska DOC cannot release confidential personal information, or medical information due to HIPPA regulations.”
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