Goose Creek Correctional Center is the newest facility for Alaska Department of Corrections. Goose Creek is a medium security facility which provides approximately 1,536 beds for sentenced inmates and 1,280 beds for general housing.
Goose Creek Correctional Center opened in 2012 and can house approximately 3000 inmates. It serves as an intake and classification facility as well as a long term correctional center for medium security inmates.
Inmates are divided into living units. Living units A-C offer 128 beds of housing for sentenced and unsentenced inmates. Units C and F house 128 inmates for pre-trial detention. Units G and H house 128 inmates for general population workers. Inmates are responsible for preparing food for the cafeteria, cleaning and maintenance work for the facility. J Building is a "Faith Based Unit" which houses approximately 128 inmates. This unit of the facility allows offenders to strengthen their mind, body and spirit, an environment for positive change and character building. Unit K also houses 128 inmates under protective custody. this unit protects inmates from harm, either from outside sources or other inmates. Disciplinary Segregation Unit houses 112 inmates and is designed to provide safe and secure housing for offenders who may be facing disciplinary action, serving disciplinary sanctions, and/or under protective custody. Offenders generally stay in their cell 23 hours each day.
Goose Creek is a state of the art facility and implementing many new procedures. One of the most interesting rules this facility has instituted is that all mail is photo-copied, the original piece of mail is then destroyed and the copy is sent to the inmate. This is to help prevent illegal substances from being mailed in disguised a s paper with writing on it. Greeting cards do not get delivered to the inmates or destroyed, instead they are placed in the inmate's personal property. Photos are still received by inmates but are first screened for drugs.
Visitors must be on the inmates approved visiting list.