General Info

The Alaska Department of Corrections works to enhance the safety of its communities and provides secure confinement, reformative programs and supervised community reintegration. It is a unified department that oversees sentenced and pretrial prisoners. The department provides information, assistance and support to the victims of crime and other concerned parties whose offenders are in the department s custody. The Alaska Department of Corrections supports Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE), which is a program that informs and involves crime victims in important matters related to their cases. It maintains a division of probation and parole that develops and maintains the public safety through supervision standards in conjunction with the regional probation officers. The Alaska Department of Corrections maintains an office in Juneau, Alaska.