Alaska Administrative Code › Title 22 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 20 - Alaska Board of Parole › Article 4 - Discretionary Parole Release Hearings › 22 AAC 20.165 - Parole board's responsibilities and procedural opportunities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will,
				in its discretion, use any relevant information it considers reliable in
				arriving at a parole release decision. The board will determine the
				credibility, relevancy, and the weight of the information it
				considers.
(b) The board will
				preserve a copy of all written material given to the board in arriving at a
				parole release decision. The hearing will be electronically recorded under
				22 AAC 20.335.
(c) When considering an application for
				parole, the board will, in its discretion, consider any of the following
				factors; the board will determine the priority and weight to be given each
				factor when making a parole release decision:
(1) the applicant's readiness and willingness
				to face obligations in the community and to undertake normal
				responsibilities;
(2) the current
				circumstances of the applicant's family, how the family views the applicant,
				its interest and readiness to accept the applicant back as part of the family,
				and its supportiveness of the applicant's release;
(3) the circumstances regarding the proposed
				residence, including the home, neighborhood, and community in which the
				applicant will reside;
(4) the
				applicant's employment history and vocational and academic skills in
				determining the applicant's employability;
(5) the availability of family and other
				community resources to assist the applicant if released on parole;
(6) other factors regarding the applicant's
				parole plan;
(7) the institutional
				conduct of the applicant such as behavioral adjustment, involvement in
				institutional programs, benefits of treatment, relationship to the staff, and
				how these might relate to the applicant's adjustment in the
				community;
(8) information about
				the applicant's use or abuse of any drugs or of alcoholic beverages, the extent
				of the use or abuse, and relationship to the applicant's behavior, criminal
				behavior, and current offense;
(9)
				previous involvement in any treatment programs and the applicant's subsequent
				behavior after exposure to such treatment;
(10) relevant information from the sentencing
				judge, the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the victim;
(11) previous probation or parole
				experiences, behavior when out of custody on bail, bond or own recognizance
				release, pretrial diversion, deferred prosecutions, furlough, and the recency
				of these experiences;
(12) the
				applicant's willingness to discuss information the board considers relevant,
				the applicant's willingness to accept responsibility for his or her criminal
				activity, remorse expressed, and the applicant's truthfulness with the
				board;
(13) noticeable changes in
				the applicant, the applicant's behavior, self concept, attitude toward the
				offense, perceived thinking errors, understanding of causal factors, and
				understanding of the need for change;
(14) information regarding the applicant's
				lifestyle, productivity, and previous assaultive behavior or other antisocial
				behavior in the community;
(15) the
				physical and emotional condition of the applicant including reports from
				medical personnel, mental health personnel, or treatment personnel;
(16) the applicant's attitudes, including
				concern for other people;
(17)
				letters, petitions, or other information from persons, groups, or agencies
				recommending that the applicant be or not be paroled, and the basis for these
				recommendations;
(18) the
				applicant's perceived willingness and ability to abide by any standard or
				supplemental conditions of parole;
(19) the relationship between the applicant's
				crime, length of sentence, background, and the board's handling of
				similarly-situated prisoners in the past;
(20) whether the applicant's release at this
				time is compatible with the welfare of society and whether it would depreciate
				the seriousness of the offense, considering the amount of time served by the
				applicant and the applicant's background;
(21) any information the board considers
				reliable regarding the facts of the crime;
(22) the board's perception of the
				applicant's risk to the community if released on parole; and
(23) any other factors that the board
				determines to be relevant in considering the prisoner's application.