Alaska lawmaker calls for hiring more prosecutors, public defenders to reduce extreme delay in criminal cases

Judiciary Committee chair said stories by ADN, ProPublica about sluggish court proceedings ‘stab my heart’

Alaska lawmaker Andrew Gray said the state needs to hire twice as many prosecutors and public defenders if it wants to end extreme courtroom delays. (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)

By Kyle Hopkins

Anchorage Daily News/ProPublica

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News.