Title 33 — Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners
11 chapters · 146 sections in this title.
AS 33.30.010 Commissioner to control and manage state prison facilities. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.011 Duties of commissioner.
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(a) The commissioner shall (1) establish, maintain, operate, and control correctional facilities suitable for the custody, care, and discipline of persons charged or convicted of offenses against the state or held under authority of state law; each correctional facility operated …
AS 33.30.012 Notice of release, parole, community placement, work release placement, furlough, or escape of sex offender or child kidnapper.
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(a) Within 30 days before release of a sex offender or child kidnapper with a duty to register under AS 12.63, the commissioner shall complete the registration of the sex offender or child kidnapper if the offender or kidnapper has not previously registered. The commissioner shal…
AS 33.30.013 Commissioner to notify victims.
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(a) The commissioner shall notify the victim if (1) the offender escapes from custody; (2) the offender is discharged from parole under AS 33.16; (3) the offender is released to the community on a furlough, on an early release program, or for any other reason; or (4) the commissi…
AS 33.30.015 Living conditions for prisoners.
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(a) The commissioner may not (1) make per capita expenditures for food for prisoners in a state correctional facility operated by the state that exceed 90 percent of per capita expenditures for food that is available to enlisted personnel in the United States Army stationed in th…
AS 33.30.017 Fees for utilities services for prisoners.
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(a) The commissioner shall establish a reasonable utility fee for electrical utilities that are used by prisoners who are confined in a state correctional facility. (b) The commissioner shall (1) charge each prisoner who possesses at least one major electrical appliance the utili…
AS 33.30.020 Commissioner to establish and administer prison facilities. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 33.30.021 Regulations.
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The commissioner shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter.
AS 33.30.025 Siting of prison facilities.
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The commissioner shall notify each community council established by municipal charter or ordinance of the department's plans to locate a prison facility or to contract for the operation of a prison facility, community residential facility, or other rehabilitation program if the f…
AS 33.30.026 Procurement Code applicable to contracts.
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Contracting for services under this chapter is governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code).
AS 33.30.028 Responsibility for costs of medical care.
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the liability for payment of the costs of medical, psychological, and psychiatric care provided or made available to a prisoner committed to the custody of the commissioner is, subject to (b) of this section, the responsibility of t…
AS 33.30.030 Commissioner to adopt regulations. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.031 Contracts for confinement and care of prisoners.
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(a) The commissioner shall determine the availability of state correctional facilities suitable for the detention and confinement of persons held under authority of state law or under agreement entered into under (e) of this section. If the commissioner determines that suitable s…
AS 33.30.035 Notice to sex offenders or child kidnappers of registration and other requirements.
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The department shall provide written notice to a sex offender or child kidnapper of the registration, verification, and change of address requirements of AS 12.63.010 and shall obtain a written receipt of notice from the sex offender or child kidnapper (1) at the time of the sex …
AS 33.30.040 Duty of commissioner to provide prison facilities. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.041 Lease of correctional facility to municipality.
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Article 2. Commitments, Programs, and Furloughs. (a) If the commissioner determines that it would be in the best interest of the state, the commissioner may enter into an agreement with a municipality of the state for the lease of a state correctional facility or for the use and …
AS 33.30.050 Commissioner to provide medical services. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.051 Commitment to commissioner.
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(a) A person convicted of an offense against the state shall be committed to the custody of the commissioner for the term of imprisonment that the court directs. (b) A person restrained under AS 26.05.400 or convicted of an offense by court-martial under AS 26.05 and confined und…
AS 33.30.055 Contraband articles into or out of prisons prohibited. [Repealed, § 21 ch 166 SLA 1978. For current law, see AS 11.56.375 and 11.56.380.]
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AS 33.30.060 Commissioner may contract for confinement and care of prisoners. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.061 Commissioner to designate facility.
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(a) The commissioner shall designate the correctional facility to which a prisoner is to be committed to serve a term of imprisonment or period of temporary commitment. The commissioner may designate a facility without regard to whether it is maintained by the state, is located w…
AS 33.30.062 Contracts with privately operated facilities. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.065 Service of sentence by electronic monitoring.
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(a) If the commissioner designates a prisoner to serve the prisoner's term of imprisonment or period of temporary commitment, or a part of the term or period, by electronic monitoring, the commissioner shall direct the prisoner to serve the term or period at the prisoner's reside…
AS 33.30.070 Contracts with privately operated facilities. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.071 Responsibility for prisoners pending commitment.
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(a) The commissioner is not responsible for providing custody, care, and discipline for a person detained under AS 47.30.705 or AS 47.37.170 unless the person is admitted into a state correctional facility. (b) The responsibility of the commissioner under AS 33.30.011 begins when…
AS 33.30.080 Commissioner may lease state prison facility to political subdivision. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.081 Transportation of prisoners.
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(a) The commissioner of public safety is responsible for transporting a prisoner to and from the court having jurisdiction over the prisoner and for delivering a prisoner to a correctional facility upon temporary or final commitment by a court or upon transfer of a prisoner from …
AS 33.30.090 Commitment to commissioner. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.091 Designation of programs.
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Except as provided in AS 33.30.111 and 33.30.161, the commissioner may assign a prisoner committed to the commissioner's custody to a program established under AS 33.30.011(a)(3) considering (1) safeguards to the public; (2) the prospects for the prisoner's rehabilitation; (3) th…
AS 33.30.095 Duties of commissioner before release of prisoner.
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(a) The commissioner shall establish a program to prepare a prisoner who is serving a sentence of imprisonment exceeding one year for the prisoner's discharge, release on parole or probation, or prerelease furlough under AS 33.30.111 that begins 90 days before the date of the pri…
AS 33.30.100 Commissioner to designate facility. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.101 Furloughs.
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(a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the granting of prerelease and short-duration furloughs to prisoners (1) to obtain counseling and treatment for alcohol or drug abuse; (2) to secure or attend vocational training; (3) to obtain medical or psychiatric treatmen…
AS 33.30.105 Identification cards.
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(a) The department shall issue an identification card identical to the motor vehicle operator's license provided for in AS 28.15.111, except that the card must be a different color and shall state in bold type letters on its face that it is for identification purposes only. The d…
AS 33.30.110 Commissioner may designate facility for service of temporary commitments or sentences of one year or less. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.111 Prerelease furloughs.
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(a) Furlough programs established under AS 33.30.101 must include prerelease furloughs designed to facilitate the reintegration of a prisoner into society. (b) A facility that is specifically adapted to provide a residence outside prison, including a halfway house, group home, or…
AS 33.30.120 Transfer of prisoners. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.121 Short-duration furloughs.
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(a) A short-duration furlough is an authorized leave of absence from a correctional facility for a period not to exceed 12 hours at any one time, except for (1) family visitations, that may not exceed one week or occur more frequently than once in each four-month period; or (2) m…
AS 33.30.130 Duty of the commissioner of public safety to provide for persons pending commitment. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.131 Prerelease or short duration furlough or correctional restitution center placement involving employment.
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(a) The commissioner may grant a prerelease or short-duration furlough to permit a prisoner to participate in suitable employment under conditions and at wages that represent the prevailing standard for the area. A prisoner may not participate in employment where an organized lab…
AS 33.30.140 Place of service of sentence by prisoner. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.141 Effect of violation of furlough conditions or failure to return.
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(a) If, after a hearing, a prisoner on a furlough is found to have violated the conditions established for the prisoner's conduct, the commissioner may immediately require the return of the prisoner to actual confinement for a period not to exceed the balance of the term of impri…
AS 33.30.150 Visitation privileges. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.151 Correctional restitution centers.
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(a) The commissioner shall establish correctional restitution centers in the state. The purpose of the centers is to provide certain offenders with rehabilitation through comprehensive treatment for substance abuse, cognitive behavioral disorders, and other criminal risk factors,…
AS 33.30.160 Transportation of prisoners. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.161 Eligibility to serve time in a correctional restitution center.
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(a) The commissioner may not allow a prisoner to serve time in a correctional restitution center unless the commissioner specifically finds that the prisoner meets the eligibility requirements of this section. (b) To be eligible to serve time in a correctional restitution center,…
AS 33.30.170 Expenses of prisoners to be paid by the department. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.171 Community advisory committees.
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The commissioner shall appoint a community advisory committee for each center, to consist of five members of the community in which the center is located. The committee shall act as a liaison between the community and the department regarding community concerns with the center.
AS 33.30.180 Copy of commitment. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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AS 33.30.181 Confinement to the center.
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(a) A prisoner shall be confined to the center at all times except while (1) at work and traveling to and from work; (2) at and traveling to and from a community service project approved by the commissioner; (3) on emergency absence; (4) at and traveling to and from a job intervi…
AS 33.30.185 Secs. 33.30.185 — 33.30.190. Transmission of criminal records and data to place of imprisonment. [Repealed, § 12 ch 88 SLA 1986.]
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Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions.