Alaska Administrative Code

(a) A facility shall afford media representatives the same opportunities to tour that facility and visit residents as afforded other people under 7 AAC 52.110 and 7 AAC 52.250. (b) A resident may be interviewed without approval of the superintendent. In addition, if the identity …

Each facility shall ensure that a resident is adequately clothed upon discharge. Climatic conditions must be taken into consideration. If not available from facility stock, discharge clothing may be purchased from a local source. Notes 7 AAC 52.120 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; am 1/…

The division shall bear the cost of transporting a resident to the designated placement upon release. Notes 7 AAC 52.125 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; am 1/14/2000, Register 153 Authority:AS 47.05.010 AS 47.14.010 AS 47.14.020 AS 47.14.050 AS 47.14.100 State regulations are updated q…

In order that each resident may benefit from the program of a facility, the superintendent shall strive to maintain a high ratio of trained professional staff to residents. The ratio must be no less than one staff member for every 20 residents during sleeping hours, and one staff…

(a) Each youth counselor shall undertake 120 hours of training during the first year of employment and an additional 40 hours each subsequent year of employment. The training shall be provided by the division in the subjects listed in (b) of this section. (b) The subjects of the …

The superintendent shall adopt a list of acts of staff that are prohibited. The list must include the use of unnecessary force on a resident, providing a resident with contraband, carrying a concealed weapon while on duty, sexual contact with a resident, and gross disrespect or h…

A juvenile correctional facility shall provide a program directed at treatment and rehabilitation of each juvenile offender. The treatment team established under 7 AAC 52.200 shall review each juvenile's progress at least once every three months. The facility shall ensure that a …

Each juvenile shall be provided the type and quality of education that is offered in the community. Each facility shall adopt procedures to ensure that each juvenile has educational guidance by qualified personnel. The facility may use educational resources in the community and m…

(a) Each facility shall develop and maintain programs of recreation and exercise that are compatible with the varying levels of interest, ability, and physical needs of the juveniles residing there. (b) Each juvenile must be offered physical exercise for a minimum three and one-h…

Notes 7 AAC 52.165 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Notes 7 AAC 52.170 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Notes 7 AAC 52.175 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

The superintendent shall develop procedures by which volunteers and college students may participate in the programs of a juvenile correctional facility. Volunteers and students may not replace staff, but are to supplement and enrich ongoing programs. Volunteers and students must…

A juvenile correctional facility may provide vocational training opportunities to the extent permitted by the resources of the division. Notes 7 AAC 52.185 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74 Authority:AS 47.05.010 AS 47.14.010 AS 47.14.020 AS 47.14.050 AS 47.14.100 State regulations are up…

(a) Staff may not require a resident to work, whether within or outside the facility, with or without compensation, except that a resident may be required to perform chores reasonably related to grounds maintenance, housekeeping, food service, and personal hygiene. (b) Residents …

(a) A facility may provide religious services for residents. Community churches will be encouraged to participate in developing programs for services, Bible classes, group sessions, and counseling. Services need not be identical for every group or sect regardless of size. Each re…

The superintendent shall establish a committee of at least three persons composed of available qualified personnel to serve as the treatment team. This team shall assign a counselor to the juvenile, periodically review the juvenile's progress and make recommendations, review and …

(a) The assigned counselor or the treatment team shall make recommendations regarding the release of a resident, subject to approval by the review board. A resident must be released when (1) the review board finds that the resident should be released under standards set out in 7 …

In determining whether a resident should be released, whether the resident's commitment should be allowed to elapse, or whether a recommendation should be made for continued commitment, the review board shall consider the following: (1) likelihood of successful (i.e. crime-free) …

Each facility shall adopt standards for granting authorized leaves for residents. The standards must provide, as a minimum, for an informal field investigation before granting such leaves. Upon recommendation of the assigned counselor and approval of the review board, residents m…

(a) Procedures must be designed to permit a comfortable visiting atmosphere. There may not be any physical barriers between a juvenile and the juvenile's visitor. There must be at least two designated visiting times each week with provisions for special visiting to minimize hards…

(a) A resident may mail an unrestricted number of pieces of mail and may correspond with anyone. The superintendent shall establish procedures by which residents, with no available money, will be able to mail letters to their families and letters relating to legal matters. (b) Al…

(a) The superintendent shall establish procedures by which residents may periodically make phone calls of a personal nature. Residents must be allowed at least one phone call per week to their families, and unlimited phone calls to their attorneys insofar as is practicable given …

(a) A resident may request and is entitled to receive any reading material that may be obtained through the state or local government library system. A resident is not limited to the facility's collection, but may take advantage of the total resources of the state or local govern…

(a) An attorney who is authorized to practice in the State of Alaska, and who is the attorney of record or who has permission of the court, may visit a resident regarding legal matters at any time that does not interfere with the facility's program, and at other times with the ap…

(a) A set of rules, along with the potential disciplinary action for violation of those rules, must be adopted for each living unit within a facility. These rules must be in writing, must be given to each resident upon entering the facility, and must be available for inspection b…

Minor infractions that may not result in the loss of substantial privileges or transfer to a more restrictive status may be dealt with informally. A resident must be informed of the charge and given an opportunity to be heard before the superintendent or the superintendent's desi…

(a) When an infraction may result in the loss of substantial privileges or long-term transfer of five or more days to a more restrictive status, the following procedural requirements must be met: (1) Notice. The resident must be informed verbally of the intent to prefer a charge,…

Each facility must have a review board consisting of three persons appointed by the superintendent. The members must be experienced in resident programming and treatment procedures. The board shall meet at least once each week, and shall consider matters of discipline, release, l…

A resident may be removed to a more-restrictive status for discipline or control at the discretion of the supervisor of the living unit. This action must be reviewed by the superintendent or the superintendent's designee by the close of business of the next working day. The super…

A resident may choose as a representative at a hearing under 7 AAC 52.310 any employee of the facility, another resident, or any other person approved by the superintendent. Notes 7 AAC 52.325 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; am 1/14/2000, Register 153 Authority:AS 47.05.010 AS 47.14.01…

Notes 7 AAC 52.330 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; repealed 1/14/2000, Register 153 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be…

Disciplinary action may not be taken in the form of depriving a resident of adequate food, drink, clothing, bedding, or adequate room temperature. Corporal punishment may not be used. Notes 7 AAC 52.335 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; am 1/14/2000, Register 153 Authority:AS 47.05.010 A…

(a) Each facility shall provide supervision consistent with the needs of the individual resident, the general population of the facility, and the community at large. (b) Security is the responsibility of every facility staff member, regardless of job description or classification…

The superintendent shall prepare, with the approval of the director, plans in cases of fires, escape, facility-wide emergency, natural disaster, and community evacuation. The superintendent shall ensure that all facility staff members are instructed in their duties in order to im…

Firearms, lethal weapons, and chemical agents such as mace and tear gas may not be used or permanently stored inside the building of a juvenile correction facility. The facility shall provide secure gun lockers for the storage of weapons by law enforcement personnel entering the …

Handcuffs and other physical restraints may be used only when necessary to protect the juvenile, an employee of the facility, or the public, when there is immediate danger of violence, escape, or damage to government or facility property. Notes 7 AAC 52.365 Eff. 7/3/80, Register …

Reasonable care and caution must be taken to ensure that a juvenile does not run away during transportation outside the facility. Restraint devices may be used under circumstances set out in 7 AAC 52.365. Notes 7 AAC 52.370 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; am 1/14/2000, Register 153 Aut…

(a) A resident may not make, use, or possess, or attempt to make, use, or possess any contraband without authorization from facility staff. Facility staff shall prevent the unauthorized manufacture, use, or possession of contraband. (b) No person may introduce or attempt to intro…

A facility may be searched on the authorization of the superintendent or assistant superintendent. Searches of the persons of individual residents must be reasonably related to the security interests of the facility. Notes 7 AAC 52.380 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; am 1/14/2000, Regi…

A juvenile may not be admitted to a juvenile detention facility without completion of a request for detention by a commissioned law enforcement officer, probation officer, intake officer, or a current and valid court order committing the juvenile to the detention facility. Notes …

Facility staff shall notify the appropriate court within 24 hours after admission that a juvenile has been admitted to detention, unless the juvenile is admitted under court order. Notes 7 AAC 52.400 Eff. 7/3/80, Register 74; am 1/14/2000, Register 153 Authority:AS 47.05.010 AS 4…

(a) Facility staff members shall search each juvenile for weapons or other contraband immediately upon admission to the detention facility. However, the staff may not strip search a juvenile charged with a traffic offense for one hour after the juvenile is admitted to that facili…

(a) Immediately upon entrance to a detention facility, a juvenile must be permitted to make phone calls or other communications reasonably necessary to communicate with an attorney and parents or guardian, subject to (b) of this section. All long-distance calls must be made colle…

(a) A juvenile detention facility shall provide for the safekeeping, housing, care, and subsistence of those juveniles admitted 7 AAC 52.400. However, if the admitting facility staff member finds the juvenile to be unconscious or in immediate need of medical attention, the admitt…

A juvenile detention facility must have an approved list of the maximum amount of clothing and personal items a juvenile may have. All money and excess personal property taken from a juvenile on admission must be stored, or provision made to send it to the juvenile's parents or g…

Each juvenile must be given a reasonable opportunity to continue the juvenile's education within the limits imposed by security requirements. Those juveniles detained in excess of 10 days must be provided a program of study through the local school district. Notes 7 AAC 52.425 Ef…