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Alaska’s Department of Corrections spent $24M over budget last year, mostly on staff overtime

Posted 2/20/26

The Alaska Department of Corrections spent over $24 million more than the budget approved by the Legislature last year, with a large portion for staff overtime, raising alarm from lawmakers. DOC officials submitted their additional budget request to the Legislature earlier this month, part of a routine budget process to account for state spending over […]

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