Alaska Administrative Code

(a) The department will maintain a prisoner fund account. Each prisoner with money in the account will be provided a periodic statement. (b) If a facility receives money intended for a prisoner, the money must be receipted and deposited in the prisoner fund account. A copy of the…

(a) Except as provided in AS 33.30.017(c), a prisoner who possesses a major appliance in a prisoner's cell is financially responsible for paying a monthly utility fee to help defray the cost of electricity to the facility. (b) The department will, in its discretion, permit a pris…

A prisoner who participates in work programs is eligible to receive monetary compensation as department resources permit. Except for compensation received for participation in a correctional industries program, this compensation is not to be construed as wages. Notes 22 AAC 05.11…

(a) Except for Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, each facility shall provide prisoners with three meals every 24 hours, of which at least two must be served hot. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, the facility shall provide two hot meals no more than 14 hours apart. (b) The com…

(a) The commissioner will establish procedures for the provision of adequate medical services to all prisoners. (b) Each prisoner must be given a health inspection upon initial admission in accordance with 22 AAC 05.005 and a physical examination within 14 days. If a prisoner man…

(a) A prisoner will be provided medically necessary health care services regardless of the prisoner's ability to pay or arrange for payment or coverage for the services. Medically necessary health care services include medical, psychological, and psychiatric care that is necessar…

(a) Except as provided in (b) - (d) of this section, unless treatment or medication has been ordered by a court a prisoner retains the right to informed consent and to refuse psychological or psychiatric treatment including the administration of psychotropic medication. (b) If fa…

(a) Pretrial prisoners, except those in punitive segregation or administrative segregation pending investigation of a disciplinary infraction, must be allowed to wear personal clothing in living areas and in other areas of the facility where security does not require a clothing r…

(a) Prisoner visitation must be conducted consistent with security requirements and availability of space in each facility. Absent exigent circumstances, the frequency and amount of visitation must be provided for prisoners as follows: (1) in facilities housing 100 or more prison…

(a) A person may tour a facility with advance approval of the superintendent. (b) A person touring a facility may enter only the areas that the superintendent designates and is subject to exclusion under 22 AAC 05.130(d) or for failure to follow the instructions of a staff member…

(a) The department will maintain a manual comprised of policies and procedures established by the commissioner to interpret and implement relevant sections of the Alaska Statutes and 22 AAC. The manual is entitled "Department of Corrections Policy and Procedure Manual." (b) Those…

(a) Each facility must develop and maintain programs of recreation and exercise compatible with security of the facility and the custody levels of prisoners. (b) A prisoner must be offered outdoor recreation for a minimum of seven hours a week, weather permitting, unless security…

(a) Each facility may establish a commissary for prisoners, with the approval of the commissioner. (b) If a facility has established a commissary, it must adopt written procedures for the commissary's management and use, subject to the approval of the commissioner. Notes 22 AAC 0…

(a) A prisoner must maintain appropriate personal cleanliness and grooming consistent with posted standards of hygiene. Each prisoner must be issued items necessary to maintain personal cleanliness. Shower and bathing facilities must be made available at least three times weekly,…

(a) A prisoner is entitled to report and file in writing, in his or her own behalf, a grievance, if it alleges a violation of this chapter, a statute, or a procedure set out in the prisoner handbook. However, matters concerning classification and discipline, under 22 AAC 05.200 -…

(a) A correctional officer must be provided training in the following areas, within available resources, during the first year of employment (1) custody, supervision, and control of prisoners; and facility security procedures; (2) rules for the conduct of prisoners; (3) use of fo…

(a) While on duty, an employee of the department shall wear a uniform or other clothing in accordance with requirements established by the commissioner. (b) Except when acting under proper and specific orders from a supervisor, an employee on duty shall maintain a neat, well-groo…

(a) The commissioner will establish classification procedures for the purpose of making the appropriate assignment of a prisoner with regard to facility placement, custody status, and work and rehabilitative programs. (b) The department will assign a prisoner to the least restric…

(a) The custody level assigned to a prisoner is based on the matrix score from the classification process and establishes the degree of staff supervision required to monitor and control the prisoner's behavior and preserve public safety. (b) The classifications for custody levels…

Notes 22 AAC 05.205 Repealed 11/3/84. 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 added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 22 AAC 05.206 Eff. 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 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 …

(a) An officer designated by the department shall review a prisoner's case record, including a complete criminal history and all other relevant information, and complete the initial classification form after remand. A prisoner's custody level shall be determined under this sectio…

Notes 22 AAC 05.210 Repealed 11/3/84. 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 added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 22 AAC 05.211 Eff. 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 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 …

(a) An institutional probation officer shall complete a reclassification approximately one year after the initial classification, approximately yearly thereafter, before the prisoner's release, and at any time at the discretion of the superintendent. The reclassification must inc…

(a) The procedures regarding a short-term designation are as follows: (1) a short-term designation shall be completed under this section for a prisoner who has a composite sentence of 366 days or less; (2) a short-term sentenced prisoner shall be designated to a facility appropri…

Notes 22 AAC 05.215 Repealed 11/3/84. 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 added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 22 AAC 05.216 Eff. 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 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 …

(a) Central classification may initiate the administrative transfer of a prisoner based on the need to manage population, facilitate prisoner access to court, medical and rehabilitative programs and services, and for other legitimate administrative objectives. Central classificat…

Notes 22 AAC 05.220 Repealed 11/3/84. 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 added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 22 AAC 05.221 Eff. 9/10/77, Register 63; am 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior…

Notes 22 AAC 05.225 Repealed 11/3/84. 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 added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 22 AAC 05.226 Eff. 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 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 …

Notes 22 AAC 05.230 Eff. 9/10/77, Register 63; am 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior…

(a) A prisoner may be transferred to an institution outside of this state that is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a state, county, city or municipality, or a private entity if a determination is made that the prisoner's rehabilitation or treatment will not be substanti…

Notes 22 AAC 05.235 Repealed 11/3/84. 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 added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 22 AAC 05.236 Eff. 9/10/77, Register 63; am 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; am 11/13/99, Register 152; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most r…

Notes 22 AAC 05.240 Repealed 11/3/84. 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 added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 22 AAC 05.241 Eff. 9/10/77, Register 63; am 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior…

(a) A prisoner may appeal a classification decision by submitting an appeal to the institutional probation officer on a form provided by the department. (b) The department may extend the time period allowed to appeal a classification decision for a prisoner who has requested an e…

Notes 22 AAC 05.245 Repealed 11/3/84. 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 added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 22 AAC 05.246 Eff. 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 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 …

Notes 22 AAC 05.251 Eff. 11/3/84, Register 92; am 11/15/86, Register 100; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 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. Mor…

Notes 22 AAC 05.252 Eff. 11/15/86, Register 100; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 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 wil…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a prisoner being considered for transfer to a mental health or psychiatric facility for observation or treatment of a mental illness must be provided the following: (1) a recorded classification hearing as set out in 22 AAC 05.212; (…

Notes 22 AAC 05.254 Eff. 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 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 …

Notes 22 AAC 05.255 Repealed 11/3/84. 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 added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 22 AAC 05.256 Eff. 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 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 …

Notes 22 AAC 05.260 Eff. 9/10/77, Register 63; am 11/3/84, Register 92; am 1/9/87, Register 101; repealed 1/13/2012, Register 201 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior…

Notes 22 AAC 05.265 Repealed 11/3/84. 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 added as we have more versions to compa…