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Alaska Stat. § 33.30.901 (2026)
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Sec. 33.30.901. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) “center” means a correctional restitution center;
(2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of corrections;
(3) “community service” means work on projects designed to reduce or eliminate environmental damage, protect the public health, or improve public services, lands, forests, parks, roads, highways, facilities, or education; community service may not confer a private benefit on a person except as may be incidental to the public benefit;
(4) “correctional facility” or “facility” means a prison, jail, camp, farm, half-way house, group home, or other placement designated by the commissioner for the custody, care, and discipline of prisoners; a “state correctional facility” means a correctional facility owned or run by the state;
(5) “court” means the supreme court, the court of appeals, the superior court, the district or magistrate court, or a justice or judge of a court;
(6) “crime against a person” means a crime as set out in AS 11.41, or a crime against a person in this or another jurisdiction having elements substantially identical to those of a crime as set out in AS 11.41;
(7) “crime involving domestic violence” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990;
(8) “department” means the Department of Corrections;
(9) “furlough” means an authorized leave of absence from actual confinement for a designated purpose and period of time;
(10) “health care provider” means
(A) a physician assistant licensed to practice in the state and working under the direct supervision of a licensed physician or psychiatrist;
(B) a mental health professional as defined in AS 47.30.915; or
(C) an advanced practice registered nurse as defined in AS 08.68.850;
(11) “municipality” means a municipality authorized by law to establish a correctional facility;
(12) “prisoner”
(A) means a person held under authority of state law in official detention as defined in AS 11.81.900(b);
(B) includes a minor committed to the custody of the commissioner when,
(i) under AS 47.12.030, 47.12.065, or 47.12.100, the minor has been charged, prosecuted, or convicted as an adult; or
(ii) under AS 47.12.160(e), the minor has been ordered transferred to the custody of the commissioner;
(13) “sex offender or child kidnapper,” “sex offense,” and “child kidnapping” have the meanings given in AS 12.63.100;
(14) “temporary commitment” means detention of a person for any period under authority of state law, but does not include confinement upon conviction and judgment of a court of this state;
(15) “victim” has the meaning given in AS 12.55.185.
Chapter 32. Correctional Industries.
[Repealed, § 7 ch 53 SLA 1982, as amended by § 1 ch 25 SLA 1987, § 4 ch 77 SLA 1991, § 10 ch 93 SLA 1995, and § 14 ch 49 SLA 1997. For current law, see AS 33.30.191 and 33.30.201.]
Chapter 35. Agreement on Detainers.
In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) “center” means a correctional restitution center;
(2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of corrections;
(3) “community service” means work on projects designed to reduce or eliminate environmental damage, protect the public health, or improve public services, lands, forests, parks, roads, highways, facilities, or education; community service may not confer a private benefit on a person except as may be incidental to the public benefit;
(4) “correctional facility” or “facility” means a prison, jail, camp, farm, half-way house, group home, or other placement designated by the commissioner for the custody, care, and discipline of prisoners; a “state correctional facility” means a correctional facility owned or run by the state;
(5) “court” means the supreme court, the court of appeals, the superior court, the district or magistrate court, or a justice or judge of a court;
(6) “crime against a person” means a crime as set out in AS 11.41, or a crime against a person in this or another jurisdiction having elements substantially identical to those of a crime as set out in AS 11.41;
(7) “crime involving domestic violence” has the meaning given in AS 18.66.990;
(8) “department” means the Department of Corrections;
(9) “furlough” means an authorized leave of absence from actual confinement for a designated purpose and period of time;
(10) “health care provider” means
(A) a physician assistant licensed to practice in the state and working under the direct supervision of a licensed physician or psychiatrist;
(B) a mental health professional as defined in AS 47.30.915; or
(C) an advanced practice registered nurse as defined in AS 08.68.850;
(11) “municipality” means a municipality authorized by law to establish a correctional facility;
(12) “prisoner”
(A) means a person held under authority of state law in official detention as defined in AS 11.81.900(b);
(B) includes a minor committed to the custody of the commissioner when,
(i) under AS 47.12.030, 47.12.065, or 47.12.100, the minor has been charged, prosecuted, or convicted as an adult; or
(ii) under AS 47.12.160(e), the minor has been ordered transferred to the custody of the commissioner;
(13) “sex offender or child kidnapper,” “sex offense,” and “child kidnapping” have the meanings given in AS 12.63.100;
(14) “temporary commitment” means detention of a person for any period under authority of state law, but does not include confinement upon conviction and judgment of a court of this state;
(15) “victim” has the meaning given in AS 12.55.185.
Chapter 32. Correctional Industries.
[Repealed, § 7 ch 53 SLA 1982, as amended by § 1 ch 25 SLA 1987, § 4 ch 77 SLA 1991, § 10 ch 93 SLA 1995, and § 14 ch 49 SLA 1997. For current law, see AS 33.30.191 and 33.30.201.]Chapter 35. Agreement on Detainers.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2007–2025 · leading case: State v. Bourdon, 193 P.3d 1209 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008).
State v. Bourdon, 193 P.3d 1209 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “(Emphasis added) The term "correctional facility", as well as the shorthand term "facility", are defined in AS 33.30.901(4) as meaning "[any] prison, jail, camp, farm, half-way house, group home, or [any] other placement designated by the commissioner for the custody, care, and…”
City of Kotzebue v. State, Dep't of Corr., 166 P.3d 37 (Alaska 2007). “011(1)s list of the commissioner's duties and expressly recognized in AS 33.30.901(4)'s definition of a "correctional facility" or "facility.”
Diaz v. State, Dep't of Corr., 239 P.3d 723 (Alaska 2010). “AS 33.30.901(4); Bourdon, 193 P.3d at 1210 .”
State of Alaska, Dep't of Corr. v. Trevor Stefano, 516 P.3d 486 (Alaska 2022). “55 AS 33.30.901 defines furlough as “an authorized leave of absence from actual confinement for a designated purpose and period of time.”
Hertz v. Macomber, 297 P.3d 150 (Alaska 2013). “AS 33.30.901(9); see also 22 AAC 05.660(c)(2) (2011) (defining "furlough" as an "authorized absence of a prisoner from a facility for a designated purpose and period of time").”
Trevor Stefano v. State of Alaska, Dep't of Corr. & Earl Houser, in an Off. capacity, 539 P.3d 497 (Alaska 2023). “…297 P.3d 150, 155 (Alaska 2013) (applying APA’s requirements to challenge of furlough regulations by prisoner). 50 AS 33.30.901(12). 13 7675”
State v. Shetters, 246 P.3d 332 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “We rejected this argument because the good time credit statute applies to all prisoners "confined" in a "correctional facility", and because the statutory definition of "correctional facility" (AS 33.30.901(4)) encompasses all facilities for housing prisoners, regardless of…”
Bridge v. State, 258 P.3d 923 (Alaska Ct. App. 2011). “AS 33.30.901(9) (the definition of "furlough").”
Johnson v. Villar (D. Alaska 2025). “See also Alaska Stat. §§ 33.30.901 , 33.30.111. 2 The GEO Group is a private company that provides in-custody treatment programs and reentry services to prisoners before their release back into the community.”
— Alaska Stat. § 33.30.901(12) — 1 case
Trevor Stefano v. State of Alaska, Dep't of Corr. & Earl Houser, in an Off. capacity, 539 P.3d 497 (Alaska 2023). “…297 P.3d 150, 155 (Alaska 2013) (applying APA’s requirements to challenge of furlough regulations by prisoner). 50 AS 33.30.901(12). 13 7675”
— Alaska Stat. § 33.30.901(4) — 4 cases
State v. Bourdon, 193 P.3d 1209 (Alaska Ct. App. 2008). “(Emphasis added) The term "correctional facility", as well as the shorthand term "facility", are defined in AS 33.30.901(4) as meaning "[any] prison, jail, camp, farm, half-way house, group home, or [any] other placement designated by the commissioner for the custody, care, and…”
City of Kotzebue v. State, Dep't of Corr., 166 P.3d 37 (Alaska 2007). “011(1)s list of the commissioner's duties and expressly recognized in AS 33.30.901(4)'s definition of a "correctional facility" or "facility.”
Diaz v. State, Dep't of Corr., 239 P.3d 723 (Alaska 2010). “AS 33.30.901(4); Bourdon, 193 P.3d at 1210 .”
State v. Shetters, 246 P.3d 332 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “We rejected this argument because the good time credit statute applies to all prisoners "confined" in a "correctional facility", and because the statutory definition of "correctional facility" (AS 33.30.901(4)) encompasses all facilities for housing prisoners, regardless of…”
— Alaska Stat. § 33.30.901(9) — 2 cases
Hertz v. Macomber, 297 P.3d 150 (Alaska 2013). “AS 33.30.901(9); see also 22 AAC 05.660(c)(2) (2011) (defining "furlough" as an "authorized absence of a prisoner from a facility for a designated purpose and period of time").”
Bridge v. State, 258 P.3d 923 (Alaska Ct. App. 2011). “AS 33.30.901(9) (the definition of "furlough").”
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