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Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free.
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Justine Paul was accused of killing his girlfriend, Eunice Whitman. In Alaska’s slow-motion criminal justice system, he was kept behind bars even as the evidence against him fell apart.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-justine-paul?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Eunice Whitman's boyfriend was indicted for her murder on flawed evidence. A defense witness wrote that police should have treated no fewer than 12 people as suspects of “higher interest.”
A decade after the killing, no one has been convicted in Whitman’s death
https://www.propublica.org/article/eunice-whitman-murder-alaska-justice-system?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Alaska #Crime #TrueCrime #Murder #Justice #CriminalJustice #Law
The time it takes to resolve Alaska’s most serious felony cases is three years, or more than twice as long as in 2015.
A state lawmaker wants an end to the delays. “I hate how slow this system is. It kills me,” he said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-impact?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
It's been a week! Here's a cute, young bull moose who was rambling around a friend's front yard today. Enjoy! #Alaska #AlaskaWildlife #Moosetodon
Across hundreds of Alaskan communities, public schools are often the safest buildings where people can take shelter during disasters.
After decades of state neglect, however, some have become emergencies themselves.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-schools-emergency-shelter-neglect-typhoon-halong?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Alaska #School #Emergency #Disaster #Weather #Indigenous #Education
Typhoon Halong’s destruction in Kipnuk, Alaska, adds an exclamation point to long-simmering fears about the future of coastal villages facing climate change.
Which town will be wiped away next? Should their former homes be rebuilt?
https://www.propublica.org/article/kipnuk-alaska-typhoon-halong-climate-change?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
It’s been over a decade since Alaska significantly increased its funding for public education.
Two school districts are now suing the state for what they say is a long-running failure to give students a “sound basic education.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-education-funding-failure-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Alaska #Education #School #Law #Students #Lawsuit #Children #Family