Alaska Statutes: AS 33.30.101. Furloughs.

Alaska Statutes. Title 33. Probation, Prisons, and Prisoners Chapter 30. Prison Facilities and Prisoners Section 101. Furloughs.

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AS 33.30.101. Furloughs.

(a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations governing the granting of prerelease and short-duration furloughs to prisoners to

(1) obtain counseling and treatment for alcohol or drug abuse;

(2) secure or attend vocational training;

(3) obtain medical or psychiatric treatment;

(4) secure or engage in employment;

(5) attend educational institutions;

(6) secure a residence or make other preparations for release;

(7) appear before a group whose purpose is a better understanding of crime or corrections; or

(8) for any other rehabilitative purpose the commissioner determines to be in the interests of the prisoner and the public.
(b) If the commissioner determines with reasonable probability that a prisoner can live under reduced supervision without violating the law or the conditions established for the conduct of the prisoner, the commissioner may grant a furlough after considering

(1) the factors in AS 33.30.091 ;

(2) violations, if any, by the prisoner of a condition of a prior furlough;

(3) the history, if any, of institutional misconduct by the prisoner; and

(4) the best interests of the prisoner and the public.
(c) The regulations adopted under (a) of this section may not provide for the granting of a furlough of any type to a prisoner sentenced to a mandatory 99-year term of imprisonment under AS 12.55.125 (a) or a definite term of imprisonment under AS 12.55.125 (l) unless the prisoner is at all times in the direct custody of a correctional officer while the prisoner is away from the correctional facility.
(d) The commissioner may release on furlough a prisoner convicted of a crime involving domestic violence only under conditions that would protect the victim of domestic violence or other household member.

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