2019 ACOA Scholarship Winner Announcement
The Alaska Correctional Officers Association (ACOA) Scholarship program is intended to help ACOA Members with the cost of their dependent children’s education. In 2019 ACOA awarded three $500 scholarships to dependent children of ACOA Members who are attending Institutions of Higher Education. It is ACOA’s hope that these scholarships will help reduce the financial impact and provide some assistance to our Members’ children who are continuing with their educational [...]
ACOA Letter to Governor Dunleavy on Privatization
October 17, 2019 Governor Dunleavy, When we met, you asked for my thoughts and concerns regarding your intent to send Alaskans to out-of-state private prisons prior to utilizing the available capacity at Palmer Correctional Center. As a Correctional Officer for 22 years, my thoughts on this subject are straightforward - please do not do this. This decision would undermine your public safety goals. Sending inmates out-of-state will break up [...]
2020 Shift Calendars
ACOA provides these annual shift calendars for Officers' reference. If you have any questions or suggestions about how we can make these calendars better, please contact us. Statewide FCC
2019 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
Thank you to everyone who participated! The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event is put on annually by STAR (Standing Together Against Rape). Next year we encourage all interested Officer to join this event, strap on some high heels, and raise money to help prevent sexual assault in Alaska. All of the institution teams together raised over $4,100 dollars! The teams that raised the most money (per captia) was [...]
2019 Annual Meeting & Super Bowl Party
Sponsor Alaska Railroad • Jean Ward • Get Air • Extreme Fun Center Wasilla • Christina Wilson Art • Tay’s Little Touches (Fairbanks) • Dave Beaulieu • CPOF – Ned Entwisle • Alaska Zoo • Hilltop Ski Resort • House of Harley-Davidson • J&J Smart Charters • House of Bread • Veronica Taylor • LeighAnn Pass • Center Bowl • Southside Strength & Fitness – Hal Lloyd • Pen Air • Wasilla Grand View Inn • Bear Tooth • Seattle Seahawks • Anchorage Downtown Marriott Hotel • Alaska Club • Jazzy Popcorn • W.E. Custom Woodworking (Nikiski) • Bass Pro Shop • Eagle River Jalapenos • Julie Sharkey • Great Northern Guns • Piscoya Girls • Jason Stewart • Ondago DJ Entertainment Each year we offer [...]