Sustainable features benefit remote Alaska prison.The mechanical system for the facility is designed to meet three main requirements: uninterrupted year-round service, super-efficient performance and full tamper resistance.
“Where could they possibly go if they got out?” asks one local, referring to prisoners at the new Goose Creek Correctional Facility in Alaska. Miles of thick forest and deep, cold water separate the prison from Anchorage.
The medium security prison is Alaska’s largest by far, housing more than 1,500 inmates. It’s a $240 million Alcatraz in the middle of a spruce and lichen sea. If an inmate were to make it past the 800 surveillance cameras, armed guards and 12-ft. fence topped with razor wire, among his sure-bet companions would be ornery moose and angrier mosquitoes.
Aside from its remote location in the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough, Goose Creek has another feature that sets it apart from many of the newer prisons in the United States today - its Spartan-like atmosphere. Each cell contains only a steel desk, a bunk bed and a storage container.