The vast majority of people in half-way houses don't walk away, and apparently those that do, do no harm. So what's your beef, exactly? Just another ignorant, self-righteous "lock 'em up and throw away the key" proponent with no desire to actually address the huge problem Alaska--not to mention the rest of the United States--has with incarcerating significant portions of the population for long periods of time, which has been proven countless times exacerbate criminogenic tendencies and mental health issues, increase recidivism and create mental health problems in those who enter prison without them. Not to mention the creation of a whole class of people who have been deliberately institutionalize by the state and p, once released, cannot get a job or function properly in society because of it.