Here’s how Alaska’s criminal laws changed with Senate Bill 54
As of Monday morning Alaska has enacted tougher penalties on many so-called lower-level crimes.
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Gov. Walker signed Senate Bill 54 into law without the usual fanfare
The bill becomes law under a cloud of legal uncertainty.
Walker plans to sign constitutionally flawed crime bill
Gov. Bill Walker will sign Senate Bill 54 he said in a newsletter this morning, despite concerns that it a constitutional problem could tie up…
Despite warnings, Senate approves constitutionally flawed crime bill and goes home
The Senate refused to fix a last-minute amendment that could leave a key provision at risk of being overturned.
Key provision of SB 54 put in jeopardy by tough-on-crime floor amendment
The constitutional guarantee to due process requires sentences match the severity of the crime.
The House passed SB 54, the rollback to criminal justice reform. Now what?
After a three-day marathon floor session, dozens of amendments and one threat of retaliation on social media, the House has passed Senate Bill 54, legislation…
Threats of retaliation over crime bill rock Juneau, raising concern about legislator behavior
There’s rising concern that the behavior of a handful of legislators is fueling threats, perhaps even intentionally.
The currently proposed rollback of Senate Bill 91 could cost more than $4 million annually
If the Alaska Legislature institutes tougher penalties on certain crimes, nearly 300 more people would be jailed every year at a cost that could exceed $4 million.