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AK Stat § 33.16.085 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.085. Special medical parole.

(a) Notwithstanding a presumptive, mandatory, or mandatory minimum term or sentence a prisoner may be serving or any restriction on parole eligibility under AS 12.55, a prisoner who is serving a term of at least 181 days may, upon application by the prisoner or the commissioner, be released by the board on special medical parole if the board determines that (1) the prisoner has not been convicted of an offense under AS 11.41.410 - 11.41.425 or 11.41.434 - 11.41.438 and the prisoner is severely medically or cognitively disabled as certified in writing by a physician licensed under AS 08.64; (2) a reasonable probability exists that (A) the prisoner will live and remain at liberty without violating any laws or conditions imposed by the board; (B) because of the prisoner's severe medical or cognitive disability, the prisoner will not pose a threat of harm to the public if released on parole; and (C) release of the prisoner on parole would not diminish the seriousness of the crime; (3) the prisoner (A) was not suffering from the severe medical or cognitive disability at the time the prisoner committed the offense or parole or probation violation for which the prisoner is presently incarcerated; or (B) was suffering from the severe medical or cognitive disability at the time the prisoner committed the offense or parole or probation violation for which the prisoner is presently incarcerated and the medical or cognitive disability has progressed so that the likelihood of the prisoner's committing the same or a similar offense is low; (4) the care and supervision that the prisoner requires can be provided in a more medically appropriate or cost-effective manner than by the department; (5) the prisoner is incapacitated to an extent that incarceration does not impose significant additional restrictions on the prisoner; (6) the prisoner is likely to remain subject to the severe medical or cognitive disability throughout the entire period of parole or to die and there is no reasonable expectation that the prisoner's medical or cognitive disability will improve noticeably; and (7) an appropriate discharge plan has been formulated that addresses basic life domains of the prisoner, including care coordination, housing, eligibility for public benefits, and health care, including necessary medication. (b) If the board finds a change in circumstances or discovers new information concerning a prisoner who has been granted a special medical parole release date, the board may rescind or revise the previously granted parole release date. (c) The board shall issue its decision to grant or deny special medical parole, or to rescind or revise the release date of a prisoner granted special medical parole, in writing and provide a basis for the decision. A copy of the decision shall be provided to the prisoner.
AK Stat § 33.16.087 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.087. Rights of victims in connection with special medical parole.

(a) If the victim of a crime requests notice of a scheduled hearing to review or consider special medical parole for a prisoner convicted of that crime, the board shall send notice of the hearing to the victim at least 30 days before the hearing. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the prisoner's or commissioner's application for parole submitted under AS 33.16.085. The copy of the application sent to the victim must include the prisoner's proposed residence and employment addresses. (b) A victim who requests notice under this section shall maintain a current, valid mailing address on file with the board. The board shall send the notice required by this section to the last known address of the victim. The victim's address may not be disclosed to the prisoner or the prisoner's attorney. (c) The victim has a right to attend meetings of the parole board in which the status of the prisoner convicted of the crime against that victim is officially considered and to comment, in writing or in person, on the proposed action of the board. Copies of any written comments shall be provided to the prisoner and the prisoner's attorney before action by the board. (d) The board shall consider the comments presented under (c) of this section in deciding whether to release the prisoner on special medical parole. (e) If the victim requests, the board shall make every reasonable effort to notify the victim as soon as practicable in writing of its decision to grant or deny special medical parole. The notice under this subsection must include the expected date of the prisoner's release, the geographic area in which the prisoner is required to reside, and other pertinent information concerning the prisoner's conditions of parole that may affect the victim.
AK Stat § 33.16.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.100. Granting of discretionary parole.

(a) The board may authorize the release of a prisoner who is otherwise eligible under AS 12.55.115 and AS 33.16.090(a)(1) on discretionary parole if it determines a reasonable probability exists that (1) the prisoner will live and remain at liberty without violating any laws or conditions imposed by the board; (2) the prisoner's rehabilitation and reintegration into society will be furthered by release on parole; (3) the prisoner will not pose a threat of harm to the public if released on parole; and (4) release of the prisoner on parole would not diminish the seriousness of the crime. (b) If the board finds a change in circumstances in a prisoner's preparole reports listed in AS 33.16.110(a), or discovers new information concerning a prisoner who has been granted a parole release date, the board may rescind or revise the previously granted parole release date. In reconsidering the release date, the procedures set out in AS 33.16.130 shall be followed. (c) [Repealed, § 32 ch 2 SLA 2005.] (d) [Repealed, § 32 ch 2 SLA 2005.] (e) [Repealed, § 179 ch 36 SLA 2016.] (f) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.] (g) When considering a prisoner for release on discretionary parole under AS 33.16.090(a)(2), the board may release a prisoner if, taking into consideration the prisoner's likelihood of recidivism given the prisoner's age, criminal history, behavior in prison, participation in treatment, and plans for reentering the community, a reasonable probability exists that (1) the prisoner will live and remain at liberty without violating any laws or conditions imposed by the board; (2) the prisoner's rehabilitation and reintegration into society will be furthered by release on parole; (3) the prisoner will not pose a threat of harm to the public if released on parole; and (4) release of the prisoner on parole would not diminish the seriousness of the crime. (h) If the board considers an application for discretionary parole and denies parole because the prisoner does not meet the standards in (a) or (g) of this section, the board may make the prisoner ineligible for further consideration of discretionary parole or require that additional time be served before the prisoner is again eligible for consideration for discretionary parole.
AK Stat § 33.16.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.110. Preparole reports.

(a) In determining whether a prisoner is suitable for discretionary parole, the board shall consider the preparole reports including (1) the presentence report made to the sentencing court; (2) the recommendations made by the sentencing court, by the prosecuting attorney, and by the defense attorney, and any statements made by the victim or the prisoner at sentencing; (3) the prisoner's institutional conduct history while incarcerated; (4) recommendations made by the staff of the correctional facilities in which the prisoner was incarcerated; (5) reports of prior crimes, juvenile histories, and previous experiences of the prisoner on parole or probation; (6) physical, mental, and psychiatric examinations of the prisoner; (7) information submitted by the prisoner, the sentencing court, the victim of the crime, the prosecutor, or other persons having knowledge of the prisoner or the crime; (8) information concerning an unjustified disparity in the sentence imposed on a prisoner in relation to other sentences imposed under similar circumstances; (9) the case plan created under AS 33.30.011(a)(8) for the prisoner, including a compliance report on the case plan; (10) a reentry plan created under AS 33.30.011(a)(9); and (11) other relevant information that may be reasonably available. (b) The board shall provide information available under (a)(3) and (a)(6) of this section when requesting comments on the discretionary parole of a prisoner from the sentencing court.
AK Stat § 33.16.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.130. Parole procedures.

(a) A prisoner eligible for discretionary parole may apply to the board for discretionary parole. As part of the application for parole, the prisoner shall submit to the board a parole release plan that includes information concerning the prisoner's plan for employment, residence, and rehabilitation if released on parole. (b) Before the board determines a prisoner's suitability for discretionary parole, the prisoner is entitled to a hearing before the board. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall furnish to the prisoner a copy of the preparole reports listed in AS 33.16.110(a), and the prisoner shall be permitted access to all records that the board will consider in making its decision except those that are made confidential by law. The prisoner may also respond in writing to all materials the board considers, be present at the hearing, and present evidence to the board. (c) If the board denies parole, the board shall state the reasons for the denial, identify all of the factors considered relevant to the denial, and provide a written plan for addressing all of the factors relevant to the denial. The board may schedule a subsequent parole hearing at the time of the denial or at a later date. (d) The board shall issue its decision in writing and provide a copy of the decision to the prisoner.
AK Stat § 33.16.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.140. Order for parole.

An order for parole issued by the board, setting out the conditions imposed under AS 33.16.150(a) and (b) and the date parole custody ends, shall be furnished to each prisoner released on special medical, discretionary, or mandatory parole.
AK Stat § 33.16.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.160. Change in parole conditions.

(a) Upon application of the state or the parolee, the board may change a condition of parole previously imposed under AS 33.16.150(b). (b) If the proposed change in conditions of parole is more restrictive of a parolee's liberty, the parolee is entitled to notice of the proposed change, the reasons for the proposed change, a hearing before the board, and an opportunity to respond to the proposed change and to present evidence. (c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, when a parole officer determines that an emergency situation requires an immediate change in a condition of parole, or the imposition of a new condition, the parole officer may impose the change or new condition immediately, without a hearing. The parole officer shall immediately notify the board of the imposition of the emergency change or new condition and shall provide a written report setting out the basis for the change or new condition and the nature of the emergency. The effective period of a change in condition or imposition of a new condition under this subsection may not exceed 15 working days. (d) A condition of parole may be changed, a new condition of parole may be imposed, or a new or changed condition imposed under (c) of this section may be extended by a member of the board or the board's designee if, after a preliminary hearing, an emergency situation is found that requires a change in condition. The effective period of a change in condition under this subsection, the imposition of a new condition under this subsection, or the extension under this subsection of a new or changed condition imposed under (c) of this section may not exceed 90 days.
AK Stat § 33.16.170 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.170. Confidentiality of records and information.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the preparole reports listed in AS 33.16.110, and other information obtained and used by the board under this chapter, are confidential and may not be disclosed to anyone other than the board, the sentencing judge, the prosecuting and defense attorneys, the prisoner, the prisoner's attorney, the attorney for the board, the staff of the board, or others granted access to this information under this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section and AS 33.16.130(b), in a preparole proceeding under AS 33.16.130 the board may not disclose to the prisoner or the prisoner's attorney (1) diagnostic opinions that, if made known to the eligible prisoner, could lead to serious disruption of the prisoner's institutional program; (2) portions of a document that reveal sources of information obtained upon a promise of confidentiality; or (3) other information that, if disclosed, may result in physical harm to any other person. (c) When the board withholds information from a prisoner or the prisoner's attorney under (b) of this section, the board shall provide the prisoner with an excised copy of the material or summary of the material withheld containing as much specificity as the circumstances allow. (d) Except for portions containing personal medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment information or information that is otherwise required to be kept confidential by state or federal law, decisions of the board, orders for parole, and parole conditions imposed by the board are not confidential. The board shall post all decisions, orders of parole, and conditions imposed on a publicly available Internet website with any confidential portions redacted.
AK Stat § 33.16.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.180. Duties of the commissioner.

The commissioner shall (1) conduct investigations of prisoners eligible for discretionary parole, as requested by the board and as provided in this section; (2) supervise the conduct of parolees; (3) appoint and assign parole officers and personnel; (4) notify the board and provide information on a prisoner 120 days before the prisoner's mandatory release date, if the prisoner is to be released on mandatory parole; (5) maintain records, files, and accounts as requested by the board; (6) prepare preparole reports under AS 33.16.110(a); (7) notify the board in writing of a prisoner's compliance or noncompliance with the prisoner's case plan created under AS 33.30.011(a)(8) not less than 30 days before the prisoner's next parole eligibility date or the prisoner's parole hearing date, whichever is earlier; (8) establish an administrative sanction and incentive program to facilitate a swift and certain response to a parolee's compliance with or violation of the conditions of parole and shall adopt regulations to implement the program; at a minimum, the regulations must include (A) a decision-making process to guide parole officers in determining the suitable response to positive and negative offender behavior that includes a list of sanctions for the most common types of negative behavior, including technical violations of conditions of parole, and a list of incentives for compliance with conditions and positive behavior that exceeds those conditions; (B) policies and procedures that ensure (i) a process for responding to negative behavior that includes a review of previous violations and sanctions; (ii) that enhanced sanctions for certain negative conduct are approved by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee; and (iii) that appropriate due process protections are included in the process, including notice of negative behavior, an opportunity to dispute the accusation and the sanction, and an opportunity to request a review of the accusation and the sanction; and (9) within 30 days after sentencing of an offender, provide the victim of a crime information on the earliest dates the offender could be released on furlough, probation, or parole, including deductions or reductions for good time or other good conduct incentives, and the process for release, including contact information for the decision-making bodies.
AK Stat § 33.16.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.190. Authority of parole, pretrial services, and probation officers.

An officer appointed by the commissioner under AS 33.05.020(a), AS 33.07, or this chapter, may discharge duties under AS 33.05, AS 33.07, or this chapter.
AK Stat § 33.16.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.200. Custody of parolee.

Except as provided in AS 33.16.210, the board retains custody of special medical, discretionary, and mandatory parolees until the expiration of the maximum term or terms of imprisonment to which the parolee is sentenced.
AK Stat § 33.16.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.210. Discharge of parolee.

(a) The board may unconditionally discharge a parolee from the jurisdiction and custody of the board after the parolee has completed one year of parole. A discretionary parolee with a residual period of probation may, after one year of parole, be discharged by the board to immediately begin serving the residual period of probation. (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the board may unconditionally discharge a mandatory parolee before the parolee has completed one year of parole if the parolee is serving a concurrent period of residual probation under AS 33.20.040(c), and the period of residual probation and the period of suspended imprisonment each equal or exceed the period of mandatory parole. (c) At the discretion of a parole officer, a parole officer may recommend to the board early discharge for a parolee who (1) has completed at least one year on parole; (2) has completed all treatment programs required as a condition of parole; (3) is currently in compliance with all conditions of parole for all of the cases for which the person is on parole; and (4) has not been convicted of (A) an unclassified felony offense under AS 11; (B) a sexual felony as defined in AS 12.55.185; or (C) a crime involving domestic violence as defined in AS 18.66.990.
AK Stat § 33.16.230 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.230. Waiver of hearing.

A prisoner or parolee may waive the right to a hearing provided under AS 33.16.130, 33.16.160, or 33.16.220 by submitting a written waiver to the board.
AK Stat § 33.16.240 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.240. Arrest of parole violator.

(a) A parolee may be arrested, with or without a warrant, for a violation of parole. (b) A warrant for the arrest of a parolee who is charged with a violation of parole may be issued by the board, or a member of the board, based on probable cause that a violation has occurred. (c) In addition to the powers granted to a police officer under (g) of this section, a parole officer may, without a warrant, arrest a parolee for a violation of parole only if there is danger to the public, if there is a likelihood that the parolee will flee, or if the parolee committed a crime in the presence of the parole officer. (d) If a parolee is arrested without a warrant, the parole officer shall notify the board no later than the working day immediately following the arrest. The parole officer shall, within five working days after the arrest, provide the board with a written report setting out the alleged violation and circumstances that required immediate arrest of the parolee. (e) A parolee arrested for violation of parole is not entitled to bail. (f) Time spent in custody pending revocation proceedings shall be credited toward the unexpired term of imprisonment of the parolee; however, the time the parolee was at liberty on parole does not alter the time the parolee was sentenced to serve. (g) At any time within the period of parole supervision, a police officer certified by the Alaska Police Standards Council may detain a parolee if the officer has reasonable suspicion that the person has recently violated or may imminently violate a parole condition relating to one of the topics set out in AS 33.05.070(d). The officer may also arrest the parolee without a warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has violated a parole condition relating to one of the topics set out in AS 33.05.070(d). (h) [Repealed, § 138 ch 4 FSSLA 2019.] (i) The board or its designee may impose additional conditions necessary to ensure the parolee's appearance at a hearing held under AS 33.16.220(h).
AK Stat § 33.16.250 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.250. Execution of warrant for arrest of parolee.

(a) A parole officer, or a peace officer acting at the request of a parole officer, shall execute a warrant issued under AS 33.16.240 by arresting the parolee and confining the parolee in a correctional facility designated by the commissioner. (b) The parole officer or peace officer shall immediately notify the board or a member of the board of an arrest under (a) of this section.
AK Stat § 33.16.260 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners|Chapter 16. Parole Administration|Sec. 33.16.260. Designation of victims' representative.

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 exercising the rights granted by this chapter.