Sec. 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)the availability of program and facility space;

(4)the prospect of future judicial proceedings requiring the presence of the prisoner;

(5)the nature and circumstances of the offense for which the prisoner was sentenced;

(6)the needs of the prisoner as determined by a classification committee and any recommendations made by the sentencing court;

(7)the record of convictions of the prisoner with particular emphasis on crimes specified in AS 11.41 ;

(8)the use of drugs or alcohol by the prisoner;

(9)the length of the prisoner's sentence; and

(10)other criteria considered appropriate by the commissioner, including experimental evaluation of correctional programs that are consistent with protection of the public and reformation of the prisoner.