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In 3-2 Vote, City Council Declines to House Sex Offenders at Nome’s Halfway House

By Davis Hovey | December 12, 2017

The Seaside Center is owned and operated by Geo Reentry Services, which purchased and renovated the new facility for more than $4 million. Photo: Laura Kraegel, KNOM.

After more than an hour of discussion, the Nome City Council decided not to allow sex offenders who are actively receiving treatment to stay at the Seaside halfway house.

Should Sex Offenders Be Housed at Seaside? D.O.C. Commissioner and Others Weigh In

By Davis Hovey | October 13, 2017 |

D.O.C. Commissioner Dean Williams, AMCC Superintendent Sandy Martinson, Nome City Councilmen, and others gathered for a town hall meeting regarding sex offenders being housed at Seaside. Photo Credit: Davis Hovey, KNOM (2017)

AMCC Superintendent Sandy Martinson says that, on average, between 20 and 40 inmates are housed at Seaside regularly. To fill all 60 beds, the proposed plan is to allow convicted sex offenders to stay at the facility. According to the Chief Mental Health Officer for the D.O.C., Adam Rutherford, currently nine untreated sex offenders reside in the community of Nome.

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In 3-2 Vote, City Council Declines to House Sex Offenders at Nome’s Halfway House

Should Sex Offenders Be Housed at Seaside? D.O.C. Commissioner and Others Weigh In