A decade after a man died in Lemon Creek Correctional Center, his widow wants to know what’s changed
- KTOO
- Sep 19, 2025
- 1 min read
Joseph Murphy died of a heart attack on Aug. 14, 2015 in Juneau’s Lemon Creek Correctional Center after guards refused him care. He was there on a protective custody hold — a type of hold intended to prevent someone from harming themselves or others while intoxicated. He wasn’t charged with a crime…(Read full story)










