Protective Custody Holds in Alaska's Community Jails

A presentation of data from fifteen Alaska community jails (Barrow, Cordova, Craig, Dillingham, Haines, Homer, Bristol Bay Borough, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Petersburg, Seward, Sitka, Unalaska, Valdez and Wrangell) regarding protective custody holds — essentially detention of public inebriates. The report...

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Main Author: Schafer, N. E.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 2000
Subjects:
Alaska Community Jails Statewide Research Consortium
alcohol & alcohol abuse
bush justice
community jails
corrections
jails
protective custody (alcohol)
rural justice
Barrow
Kodiak
Alaska
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/4221
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Summary:A presentation of data from fifteen Alaska community jails (Barrow, Cordova, Craig, Dillingham, Haines, Homer, Bristol Bay Borough, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Petersburg, Seward, Sitka, Unalaska, Valdez and Wrangell) regarding protective custody holds — essentially detention of public inebriates. The report describes the jails and the procedures for such holds under state statute and presents figures on protective custody holds: number per jail, number by season, number by time of day, ages of those held, duration of hold. National Institute of Justice. Grant No. 98-CE-VX-0014 National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice. Foreword / Introduction / Outcomes / Conclusion

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