...programs were - out of the practical necessity of dealing with the overcrowded prisons of 1980s Alaska, according to Allen Cooper, state Division of Institutions director. photo: Inside ``I didn't think the Level Five program could be applied...

...said Findsen, who lives in Juneau. A trip to Arizona costs a lot more, he said, so he's got little choice. Allen Cooper, who runs the state's Division of Institutions, however, said the rates for prisoners in Alaska are not out of...

...programs were - out of the practical necessity of dealing with the overcrowded prisons of 1980s Alaska, according to Allen Cooper, state Division of Institutions director. Andy Swanston of Gastineau Human Services BRIAN WALLACE / THE JUNEAU EMPIRE...

...said Findsen, who lives in Juneau. A trip to Arizona costs a lot more, he said, so he's got little choice. Allen Cooper, who runs the state's Division of Institutions, however, said the rates for prisoners in Alaska are not out of...

...person called that the call is coming from an inmate. ``We expect prisoners to have legitimate phone use,'' said Allen Cooper, Alaska Director of Institutions. ``But I don't want them harassing victims, doing credit card frauds, trying...

...of violating prisoners' rights under the Alaska Constitution. "It ends oversight and monitoring of Cleary," said Allen Cooper, the department's director of institutions. "If there's a violation of their rights they can always file a court...

...from Alaska prisons. Those calls include an initial charge of $1.55, as well as higher per-minute rates, said Allen Cooper, the state's director of institutions. Under the system, when a call is placed, a recorded voice tells the receiver...

...policy for Anchorage, the system has been used in Bethel for three years and in Fairbanks for about six months, said Allen Cooper, the department's director of institutions. ``It's been successful,'' he said. ``There have been no...