Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Winter 1999)

The Winter 1999 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents Alaska and U.S. figures on correctional populations over an eleven-year period from 1988 to 1998, during which time Alaska's prison population grew by 57 percent and its rate of incarceration grew by 18 percent, while the overall state population grew by only 16 percent. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that over 570,000 of the nation's prisoners (51%) reported the use of alcohol or drugs while committing their offense. Uniform Crime Reports statistics show that the overall rate of reported crime in Alaska grew by 7 percent from 1988 through 1997."Growth in Corrections: State, National and International Numbers" / "Substance Abuse Among Prisoners (A BJS Report)" / "Rates of Reported Crimes in Alaska 1988–1997" / "Justice Center Project Highlights