Amid Public Safety Crisis, Convicted Criminals Serve as Police in Alaska

Governing: Dozens of police officers with criminal records have worked in Alaska's cities, despite a state law that should have disqualified them, an investigation by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica found.

The findings of at least 14 city police departments employing more than 34 convicted criminals came nearly a month after U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared a public safety emergency in the state, highlighting disproportionate rates of violence and sexual assault.

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