Paul Allen Harris is the 16th person to die this year in Alaska's prisons and jails. That pushes Alaska beyond its previous decade-high number of in-custody deaths.
The Alaska Department of Corrections says a 69-year-old man died in its custody on Sunday at Goose Creek Correctional Center in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. a 20-year high
The department says it can’t release much information about this death or others due to health privacy, security and confidentiality policies. Alaska State Troopers investigate the deaths and the State Medical Examiner determines a cause of death. Dunleavy said these investigations will likely show that health issues and suicides are driving the deaths.
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