There are 47 Jails & Prisons in Alaska, serving a population of 738,565 people in an area of 570,488 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 15,714 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 12,138 square miles.
The state of Alaska is ranked 10th in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 54th in Jails & Prisons per square mile.