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JUSTICE

JUSTICE

Committee Chairs

Rex Butler, Esq
Richard Curtner, Esq
Leroy Williams

Committee Description

The Justice Committee shall:
  1. seek to illuminate harsh and unfair sentencing practices that are responsible for mass incarceration and racial disparities in the prison system;
  2. support and seek to increase trust and public Safety by advancing effective law-enforcement practices;
  3. fight for the restoration of the voting rights of formally incarcerated people and the removal of barriers to employment;
  4. elevate the voices of crime victim survivors in order to identify and advance systemic breakdowns existing in the criminal justice system that perpetuate crime;
  5. resolve to end the war on drugs for its disproportionate collateral consequences harm communities of color;
  6. seek the institution and availability of alternatives to incarceration including education employment and mental health services;
  7. illuminate zero tolerance policy is implemented in our schools which are keeping kids out of the classroom and putting them on a path from the school house to the jailhouse;
  8. investigate programs implemented in our local law-enforcement agencies which do you rail from their main purpose of safety and order to conduct the work of federal agencies for which they do not have the capacity, and;
  9. seek budget modifications in states where incarceration receives more funding than education.

Our Aim

The Justice Committee aims to evaluate, educate about and advocate for pending legislation that addresses the criminal justice system and law enforcement.

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Committee Updates

Justice Highs and Lows in 2022

Looking back on 2022, the Justice committee can report one highlight and one frustration for our efforts. The frustration is with the Anchorage Police Department

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December 21, 2022 No Comments

Working Towards Long-Term Justice

Anchorage Police Department (APD) Body Cameras. Where are the body cameras that we voted and paid for? In this newsletter our President/CEO has described our

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November 18, 2022 No Comments

Where are the body cameras?

Anchorage Police Department (APD) Body Cameras. Where are the body cameras that we voted and paid for? The attached editorial published in today’s Anchorage Daily

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August 29, 2022 No Comments

A Legacy of Justice

Anchorage Police Department (APD) Body Cameras. APD has posted a final draft of the body worn camera policy, which you can view online. The Anchorage

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June 6, 2022 No Comments

It’s High Time

This will be a busy month for the Alaska Black Caucus. Anchorage Police Department (APD) Body Cameras. We have been waiting for the latest draft

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April 3, 2022 No Comments

Justice for Bishar Hassan

APD Body Cameras. The Alaska Black Caucus has been promoting the use of body worn cameras by APD before April, 2020, when voters approved funding

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March 13, 2022 No Comments

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