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Alaska Natives Make Up 44% of State Prison Population, New Report Calls for Sweeping ReformsAlaska Native

Alaska Natives are grossly overrepresented in the state’s criminal justice system, and support systems and programs to buffer incarceration and recidivism are lacking in funding and accessibility. Alaska Native people make up 14-19% of Alaska’s population, but make up 44% of its prison population. Sixty percent of those incarcerated return to jail or prison within…