SAVIN Conference April 2007

Introduction to the Alaska Department of Corrections

Alaska, how big is it?

Alaska - An Unified System Alaska DOC services a statewide population of 670,000 No counties All court cases are handled in by the State of Alaska Court System All prisoners, except Federal prisoners, are incarcerated by Alaska DOC One offender management database – OTIS Alaska Statute requires an automated victim notification system and it be fully funded Alaska DOC manually notifies registered victims of felonies

Division of Institutions 12 Correctional Facility prisoners 1 Corrections Corp. of America Correctional Facility – 1000 prisoners 15 Contract Jails- 153 beds 7 Community Residential Centers beds 7 community substance abuse treatment programs – 26 beds

Division Probation & Parole Monitor both Probation & Parole – 5560 offenders in urban and rural communities 150 rural villages – most with limited or no law enforcement 13 District Probation/Parole Offices –6 Offices have only one PO Interstate Compact offenders – 200 Sex offenders – 800 Electronic Monitoring offenders - 200

Alaska VINE System AUTOMATED NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TOTALLY ANONYMOUS CITIZENS CAN SELF-REGISTER FOR NOTIFICATION USING THEIR PHONE NUMBER OR ADDRESS CAN CALL IN 24 HOURS A DAY FOR INFORMATION OR VISIT AUTOMATIC CALL OUT OF CERTAIN EVENTS FOR THOSE REGISTERED PHONE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, RUSSIAN, AND CENTRAL YUPIK NOTIFICATION, 30 DAY NOTIFICATION, AND PROJECTED RELEASE DATE ON