Except as provided in Alaska Stat. § 33.30.111 and 33.30.161, the commissioner may assign a prisoner committed to the commissioner’s custody to a program established under Alaska Stat. § 33.30.011(a)(3) considering

(1) safeguards to the public;
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(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 Alaska Stat. Chapter 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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