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As health officials wrestle with a listeria outbreak traced to cantaloupes from Colorado, Alaska regulators say chopped romaine lettuce shipped from California has been recalled because of concerns the salad greens may carry the potentially fatal bacteria.

Alaska's new medium-security Goose Creek Correctional Center, initially billed as a way to save the state money compared to shipping prisoners out of state, is in danger of being mothballed more than a year before it is scheduled to open.

JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska's new medium-security Goose Creek Correctional Center, initially billed as a way to save the state money compared to shipping prisoners out of state, is in danger of being mothballed more than a year before it is scheduled to open.

There was alarming news this week in the Capitol related to a long-awaited capital project that was, at its inception, meant to be an integrally important improvement to Alaska's correctional system.

An Alaska state lawmaker says he would support privatizing a soon-to-be-completed prison.