Alaska Sheriff's Department

The Alaska Sheriff's Department (ASD) is a law enforcement agency subordinate to the Ministry of Justice of the Canadian province of Alaska. In addition to operating and managing all jails, remand and detention centres in the province, the Alaska Sheriff's Department is also responsible for serving warrants, transporting prisoners and detainees between institutions, and providing security and bailiff services for the provincial court system. The provincial prison system is administered by the separate Alaska Correctional Service.