Rather, Alaska's frequent flyer award goes to the state's prisoners. The private jet has spent more than half of its flight time shuttling 98 inmates back and forth between snowy Alaska and sunny Arizona. Alaska contracts for prison space in Arizona.
Pretty ironic, considering that Murkowski's request for the jet drew all the predictable complaints about it being an unnecessary luxury. It's been a luxury, alright, but not exactly in the way the critics had expected.
