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Overview of Alaska's Correctional System Alaska

The Jail System

The Alaska corrections system is unified, with DOC facilities housing inmates who would be in county jails in most other states.

The Prison System

The Alaska Dept.of Corrections provides all statewide corrections services. The Department operates 13 facilities, some housing both detainees and sentenced prisoners, with a staff of approximately 1,300. In 2007, DOC was responsible for 5,167 prison and jail inmates.

The Community Corrections System

The Alaska DOC supervises 6,416 adult probationers and 1,544 parolees.
2007 Crime Rate for Alaska
The crime rate in Alaska is about 8% higher than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 83.6% of the crime rate in Alaska which is 3% higher than the national rate. The remaining 17.7% are violent crimes and are about 29% higher than other states. The following graph shows how Alaska compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Alaska National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 4,041 3,731
Violent Crimes 661 467
Property Crimes 3,380 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Alaska has 14,005 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 7% lower than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Alaska National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 2,382 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Alaska has a rate 0% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Alaska National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 447 447
2007 Probationers
Alaska has a rate 32% lower than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Alaska National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 1,269 1,863
2007 Parolees
Alaska has a rate 4% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Alaska National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 305 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 30% lower than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Alaska National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 4.7% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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