of what police term “outdoor deaths” suggests hypothermia may be a more common cause of death for homeless people in Anchorage than previously thought. At least 17 people have died from the cold in Anchorage over the last five years.In a 2022 letter, Anchorage’s former municipal homeless coordinator John Morris, a physician who practices anesthesiology,
On that day, the air temperature in Anchorage plummeted to 4 degrees below zero with a windchill making it feel closer to minus-15, according to the lawsuit. At those temperatures, frostbite can set in within minutes. The Alaska Department of Corrections is supposed to complete a medical screening for people being booked to see if they’re sick, dangerously intoxicated, or otherwise “not medically fit” to be incarcerated, the lawsuit says. Those who fail the medical screening are taken to a hospital for treatment.
The lawsuit says the jail skipped the mandatory fingerprinting and didn’t have Fanene sign a form because her hands were in such bad shape she couldn’t manage it. The jail “had reason to know” her fingers were frostbitten, the lawsuit asserts.
There are people in this world that are a drain on society. That constantly cry victim yet they have a criminal wrap sheet a mile long. Wonder how familiar this woman is to DOC? How many days a year her presence plagues the jail? This woman gave up on herself long before DOC did
There is no hell deep enough