Alaska's ACLU is suing the corrections agency on behalf of four plaintiffs who claim they were denied access to transitional programs after their release date was moved up.
. Patty Sullivan, a state Department of Law spokesperson, said Thursday afternoon that the office had yet not been served with the complaint.
"Once we have received and evaluated the complaint we will file an answer in the time allowed by the court rules," Sullivan said by email. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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