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Alaska correctional populations of Census 2010 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Anvil Mt. Correctional Center 118 State P.O. Box 730 Nome 99762-0730 Nome Census Division 12/30/2005
Barrow City Jail 6 Local 1068 Kiogak St. Barrow 99723 3/31/2006
Bristol Bay Borough Jail 1 Local P.O. Box 655 King Salmon 99613 3/31/2006
Cook Inlet Pre-Trial Fac/Anchorage Jail 964 State 1300 E 4th Ave Anchorage 99501-2898 Anchorage Census Borough 12/30/2005
Cordova Center - Cornell 178 Private 130 Cordova Street Anchorage 99501 Valdez-Cordova Census Division 12/30/2005
Cordova City Jail N/A Local 602 Railroad Avenue Cordova 99574 3/31/2006
Craig City Jail 3 Local P.O. Box 25 Craig 99921 3/31/2006
Dillingham City Jail 8 Local 404 D Street Dillingham 99576 3/31/2006
Fairbanks Correctional Center 238 State 1931 Eagan Street Fairbanks 99701 Fairbanks North Star Borough 12/30/2005
Glacier Manor 75 Private 5597 Aisek Street Juneau 99801 Juneau Census Borough 12/30/2005
Glenwood Center 82 Private 835 D Street Anchorage 99501 Anchorage Census Borough 12/30/2005
Haines City Jail N/A Local P.O. Box 1209 Haines 99827 3/31/2006
Hiland Mountain Correctional Center 331 State 9101 Hesterberg Road Eagle River 99577 Anchorage Census Borough 12/30/2005
Homer City Jail 3 Local 4060 Heath Street Homer 99603 3/31/2006
Ketchikan Correctional Center 66 State 1201 Schoenbar Road Ketchikan 99901 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 12/30/2005
Kodiak City Jail 7 Local 217 Lower Mill Bay Road Kodiak 99615 3/31/2006
Kotzebue City Jail 12 Local P.O. Box 46 Kotzebue 99752 3/31/2006
Lemon Creek Correctional Center 190 State 2000 Lemon Creek Rd Juneau 99801 Juneau Census Borough 12/30/2005
Mat-Su Pretrial Facility 112 State 339 East Dogwood Avenue Palmer 99688 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 12/30/2005
Midtown Center - Cornell Corp 11 Private 2507 Eide Street Anchorage 99503 Anchorage 12/30/2005
Northstar Center 88 Private P.O. Box 80670 Fairbanks 99708 Fairbanks North Star Borough 12/30/2005
Palmer Correctional Center 403 State P.O. Box 919 Palmer 99645-0919 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 12/30/2005
Parkview Center - Cornell 77 Private 831 B Street Anchorage 99501 Anchorage Census Borough 12/30/2005
Petersburg City Jail N/A Local P.O. Box 329 Petersburg 99833 3/31/2006
Point Mckenzie 108 State P.O. Box 877730 Wasilla 99687-0129 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 12/30/2005
Seaside Center - Cornell Corrections 48 Private P.O. Box 2129 Nome 99762 Nome Census District 12/30/2005
Seward City Jail 3 Local P.O. Box 167 Seward 99664-2208 3/31/2006
Sitka City Jail 3 Local 304 Lake Street, Room 102 Sitka 99835 3/31/2006
Spring Creek Correctional Center 500 State P.O. Box 2109 Seward 99664-2109 Fairbanks North Star Borough 12/30/2005
Tundra Center - Cornell 60 Private P.O. Box 485 Bethel 99559 Bethel Census Division 12/30/2005
Unalaska City Jail 2 Local P.O. Box 370 Unalaska 99685 3/31/2006
Valdez City Jail 7 Local 212 Chenega Valdez 99686-0307 3/31/2006
Wildwood Correctional Complex 255 State 10 Chugach Avenue Kenai 99611-7099 Kanai Peninsula Borough 12/30/2005
Wildwood Pre-Trial Facility 125 State 5 Chugach Ave Kenia 99611-7099 Kanai Peninsula Borough 12/30/2005
Wrangell City Jail 5 Local 431 Zimovia Highway Wrangell 99929 3/31/2006
Yukon-Kuskokwim Correctional Center 117 State P.O. Box 400 Bethel 99559-0400 Bethel Census Division 12/30/2005

This table draws data from three sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 1, 2010: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date on April 4, 2010.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on December 30, 2005 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR24642-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-05. doi:10.3886/ICPSR24642
  • Local jails on March 31, 2006 was extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2006 [Computer file]. ICPSR26602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-01-26. doi:10.3886/ICPSR26602

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of March 2010.

For state, federal and local prisons built or expanded in the latter half of the decade, you may find this list of New and Expanded Prisons Since 2000 helpful as well.

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