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Lemon Creek Correctional Center pictured on Friday, April 13, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Inmate charged in prison assault

He’s facing multiple felonies.

Lemon Creek Correctional Center pictured on Friday, April 13, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Inmates continue legal battle against state

Convicted murderers say prison officials framed them in escape attempt.

In this Empire file photo from June 2009, Ellen Campbell, 87, at her West Juneau home, talks about being awarded a Congressional Gold Medal for her time flying planes for the Women Airforce Service in the early 1940’s. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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‘A force of nature’: Ellen Campbell helped people find the best in themselves

She saw things others might not have.

Leah Van Kirk, Southeast Alaska Pretrial Enforcement Supervisor, speaks from the new Pretrial office on Sherwood Lane on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Pretrial enforcement looking to make long-term difference

Pretrial officials are still trying to clear up misconceptions about the program.

Buck Robert Mills, 39, escaped from Pretrial Enforcement Division supervision last week and Alaska State Troopers are searching for him. (Courtesy Photo | Alaska State Troopers)

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Troopers look for man on the run

He’s awaiting trial for attempting to smuggle drugs into prison.

Man indicted after Customs intercepts drug shipments

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Man indicted after Customs intercepts drug shipments

A Juneau man was indicted earlier this month for shipping drugs into Juneau from China, according to the…

Jeremy Bauer, left, and Jason Clifton, right, of Frenchie’s Floral Studio, talk with inmate Patrick Sweeney about a flower-growing collaboration at Lemon Creek Correctional Center on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Gardening project results in nostalgia, inspiration for inmates

As a drizzling rain fell Friday afternoon, Patrick Sweeney stood in the courtyard at Lemon Creek Correctional Center…

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Case with nine co-defendants proving difficult to schedule

A group of defendants who were indicted for attempting to smuggle drugs into Lemon Creek Correctional Center will…

Lemon Creek Correctional Center pictured on Friday, April 13, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Case with nine co-defendants proving difficult to schedule

Trials likely coming soon in Lemon Creek Correctional Center drug smuggling case.