U.S. Attorney General announces additional $42 million for rural Alaska public safety
William Barr announced the funding in a video broadcast at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Fairbanks.
Judge: Alaska’s justice system is failing in the case of slain Mountain Village woman
A judge has declared a crisis in the state’s courts, saying turnover among public defenders is delaying criminal trials and denying justice for victims and defendants alike.
Justice Department will fund more prosecutors, cops in rural Alaska
To improve what it calls a public safety emergency, the DOJ detailed how it will spend $10.5 million. Alaska Native advocates want long-term reforms to increase their role in local justice systems as well.
She leapt from a van on the Kenai Peninsula to escape her rapist. Then she waited 18 years for an arrest.
Anna Sattler’s rape kit sat untested for almost 20 years as Alaska’s backlog got worse. Now, an ex-Iditarod musher faces charges, and she’s speaking publicly about the attack for the first time.
Alaska man arrested in Philippines charged with rape and kidnapping after long-delayed DNA test
Carmen Perzechino Jr. was charged after investigators matched his DNA to evidence that sat untested for years.
For two brothers, two traumas and no justice
Long before city officials said they had no choice but to hire criminals as cops, justice was elusive in the Norton Sound village of Stebbins and neighboring St. Michael.
‘I made a change in my life’: Village police say they make a difference despite criminal records
The seven officers in Stebbins explain their criminal records and what it’s like to serve as a police officer there.
Dozens of convicted criminals have been hired as cops in rural Alaska. Sometimes, they’re the only applicants.
In one village, every cop has been convicted of domestic violence within the past decade, including the chief. Only one has received formal law enforcement training of any kind.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he’s struck by ‘sense of urgency’ on Alaska rural crime crisis
After a visit to the state crime lab, Barr is expected to tour Bethel today to learn about the state’s unique law enforcement challenges.
'Enough is enough’: Alaska Native leaders ask U.S. attorney general for help, tribal authority to make up for lack of police
Attorney General William Barr is on a four-day swing through Alaska to learn about unique public safety challenges facing remote villages without local law enforcement.
Why we’re investigating sexual violence in Alaska
Something has changed in the way Alaskans talk about sexual assault. A yearlong partnership between the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica aims to highlight the stories of violence and survival in the Last Frontier.
Lawless: One in three Alaska villages have no local police
Special report: A first-of-its-kind investigation by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica found more than 70 Alaska communities — places with some of the highest rates of sexual assault in the U.S. — have no local police protection.