Mr. Wohlforth, the lead statement in this article defending SB91, "Being tough on crime is a luxury Alaska can't afford anymore." is jaw dropping ignorant. I see that you try to save that opinion with, "But we can still afford to improve public safety." Obviously you or someone you love has never been a victim of violent crime. 

Alaska per capita is number one or close to number one in sexual assault, rape, gun deaths, child deaths, child abuse, men killing women, domestic violence, etc. and it is getting worse. You say the spike in some crimes is a result of drug addiction, but what you don't tell your readers is that SB91 made possession of large amounts of class-one drugs like heroin and cocaine a non-jailable offense. Does this not encourage drug use and thus increased crime, as the users must fund their habit by stealing?  Rehabilitation facilities should have been put in place before we let criminals back on the streets to victimize more innocent people, but they were nots