Goose Creek Correctional Center inmate dies, marking Alaska’s first prisoner death of 2021 Author: Anchorage Daily News
Print article Goose Creek Correctional Center inmate Walter Carter died Saturday, the state corrections department said, marking the first death of the year within the Alaska corrections system. The 40-year-old’s death at the Mat-Su prison was not related to COVID-19, the corrections department said in a statement. Goose Creek has been dealing with the state’s largest COVID-19 outbreak, which led to multiple inmate deaths. Early Saturday morning, correctional officers and medical staff started performing life-saving measures after Carter was found unresponsive in his cell, the corrections department said. Emergency responders arrived and Carter was pronounced dead less than an hour later, officials said.
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We re making this important information available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider supporting independent journalism in Alaska, at just $1.99 for the first month of your subscription. Nearly every inmate at Alaska’s largest prison has contracted COVID-19, according to data provided by the state Department of Corrections. While few cases are still considered active, the high number of infections underscores the difficulties of containing the virus in tight congregate living situations, where it remains challenging to follow basic health guidelines designed to mitigate the spread.
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Montgomery: Residents at Alabama’s four state veterans homes were set to receive COVID-19 vaccinations beginning Tuesday. The arrival of the vaccine is a bright spot amid a record-setting surge in COVID-19 cases. Alabama ranked sixth in the United States for the most new cases per capita in the past 14 days. Alabama’s vaccine plan has prioritized front-line medical workers and residents and employees of long-term care facilities for the first allotments of the vaccine. Health care workers began receiving vaccinations last week. State Health Officer Scott Harris said last week that vaccinations were to be begin at long-term care facilities this week under a partnership with pharmacies. The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs said in a news release that the first immunizations of the Pfizer vaccine will be administer