Section 33.30.091 - Designation of programsExcept 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.