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Friday on Alaska News Nightly:
The families of two men who died in Alaska prisons last year are suing the Department of Corrections. Plus, Anchorage will soon have a new crisis center for people experiencing mental health emergencies. And, Bristol Bay residents start a program to collect data about their local environment.
Reports tonight from:
Rachel Cassandra and Casey Grove in Anchorage
Evan Erickson in Bethel
Christina McDermott in Dillingham
Brian Venua in Kodiak
Meredith Redick in Sitka
Emily Schwing on the Yukon River
This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.
Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487. Read more about Tim here.
