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.
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