Title 33, Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners

If the commissioner imposes a restriction on access to and use of legal reference materials by or legal assistance of a prisoner in a state correctional facility, a court may not enter an order giving relief to the prisoner unless the court first finds, by a preponderance of the …

(a) Each prisoner who is productively employed, as defined in AS 33.30.191(g)(1) or (3) — (5), may receive for that work compensation at a rate determined by the commissioner under this section if the money is available from legislative appropriations. Compensation established by…

(a) When a prisoner is admitted to a correctional facility, a copy of the commitment shall be delivered with the prisoner as evidence of the authority of the correctional facility to hold the prisoner. (b) When a person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment, copies of the pre-se…

If a copy of a record prepared or maintained by or on behalf of the commissioner for a person in the custody of the commissioner is requested by the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010, or the child support enforcement agency of another state, the official custo…

The superintendent of a correctional facility or the superintendent's assistant may administer oaths to and take acknowledgments from a prisoner, but may not request or accept compensation from a prisoner for acts performed under this section.

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) A prisoner shall have reasonable access to a telephone except when access is suspended as punishment for conviction of a rule infraction or pending a hearing for a rule infraction involving telephone abuse. A suspension under this subsection must be reasonable in length and m…

(a) A person who is convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude as defined in AS 15.80.010 is disqualified from voting in a state or municipal election until the person's unconditional discharge. (b) A person who is convicted of a felony is disqualified from serving as a juro…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, it is the obligation of each person committed to the custody of the commissioner to provide for the appropriate disposition of all of the person's property remaining at a correctional facility within 90 days of the date of the person…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) A prisoner who possesses money in an amount greater than that permitted by the commissioner is subject to disciplinary sanctions under regulations adopted by the commissioner. (b) Money in the possession of a prisoner in an amount greater than that permitted by the commission…

[Repealed or reserved.]

A conviction of a person for a crime does not work a forfeiture of property, except in cases where a forfeiture is expressly provided by law.

[Repealed or reserved.]

A person who commits a crime against a sentenced prisoner is punishable as if the prisoner was not sentenced and incarcerated.

[Repealed or reserved.]

If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer or exchange of prisoners sentenced to serve a term of incarceration to the country where they are citizens or nationals, the commissioner may, on behalf of the state and subject to the…

If more than one person who qualifies as a victim under AS 12.55.185 requests notice under this chapter, the commissioner shall designate one person for purposes of receiving the notice required and of exercising the rights granted by this chapter.

(a) A prisoner may obtain judicial review by the superior court of a final disciplinary decision by the department only if the prisoner alleges specific facts establishing a violation of the prisoner's fundamental constitutional rights that prejudiced the prisoner's right to a fa…

Article 4. General Provisions.

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “center” means a correctional restitution center; (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of corrections; (3) “community service” means work on projects designed to reduce or eliminate environmental damage, protect the…

The Agreement on Detainers is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Alaska with all other jurisdictions legally joining in it in a form substantially as follows: THE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS. Article IThe party states find that charges outstanding against a prisoner, de…

The phrase “appropriate court” in AS 33.35.010, with reference to the courts of this state, means the superior court.

All courts, departments, agencies, officers, and employees of the state and its political subdivisions shall enforce the Agreement on Detainers under AS 33.35.010 and cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its purpose.

The commissioner of corrections or the designee of the commissioner of corrections is the central administrator of and information agent for the Agreement on Detainers under AS 33.35.010.

The Interstate Corrections Compact as contained in this section is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of the State of Alaska with any other states legally joining in it in a form substantially as follows. It is the policy of the State of Alaska not to transfer a resident…

An agency or officer of the State of Alaska having power to commit or transfer an inmate to an institution for confinement may commit or transfer the inmate to an institution inside or outside the State of Alaska, if the State of Alaska has entered into a contract for the confine…

The courts, departments, agencies, and officers of the State of Alaska and its subdivisions shall enforce the Interstate Corrections Compact and shall do all things appropriate to carry out its purposes and intent which may be within their respective jurisdictions but not limited…

Article 2. Western Interstate Corrections Compact. The commissioner of corrections or the commissioner's designee shall do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the Interstate Corrections Compact. However, no contract is of any force or effect until approved b…

The Western Interstate Corrections Compact as contained in this section is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of the State of Alaska with any and all other states legally joining in it in a form substantially as follows: The party states, desiring by common action to imp…

An agency or officer of the State of Alaska having power to commit or transfer an inmate, as defined in art. II(d) of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact, to any institution for confinement may commit or transfer the inmate to an institution within or without the State of …

The courts, departments, agencies and officers of the State of Alaska and its subdivisions shall enforce this compact and shall do all things appropriate to carry out its purposes and intent which may be within their respective jurisdictions including but not limited to the makin…

The Alaska board of parole shall hold such hearings as may be requested by another party state under art. IV(f) of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact.

Article 3. Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. The commissioner of corrections may enter into such contracts on behalf of the State of Alaska as may be appropriate to implement the participation of this state in the Western Interstate Corrections Compact under art.…

The governor of this state is authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of this state with any of the United States legally joining in the compact in the form substantially as follows: The compacting states to this Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision re…

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) The governor shall appoint the administrator for the compact set out in AS 33.36.110 in consultation with the legislature and judiciary. The compact administrator must have a background in criminal justice. (b) The compact administrator is responsible for the administration a…

The compact administrator shall annually, not later than January 31, provide a report on any rules that have been adopted by the Interstate Commission during the previous calendar year to the legislature. The legislature shall review the rules to determine if the compact should b…

(a) There is created the State Council for Interstate Adult and Juvenile Offender Supervision to implement the provisions of the compact set out in AS 33.36.110 as the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision and the compact set out in AS 47.15.010 as the State Cou…

A person under probation or parole supervision by the Department of Corrections who applies for a transfer of supervision to another state under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision shall pay to the Department of Corrections a nonrefundable application fee of $10…