(a) If the commissioner determines that it would be in the best interest of the state, the commissioner may enter into an agreement with a municipality of the state for the lease of a state correctional facility or for the use and operation of a state correctional facility for the joint benefit of the municipality and the state.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 33.30.041
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) An agreement executed by the commissioner under (a) of this section must provide that
(1) the state has the right to detain or confine a prisoner held under authority of law in the correctional facility;(2) the administrator of the correctional facility agrees to implement an order, concerning a prisoner, issued by a court of the state;(3) the administrator of the correctional facility shall comply with the law, and regulations adopted by the commissioner, relating to the custody, care, and discipline of a prisoner detained or confined in the correctional facility; and(4) the commissioner may inspect the correctional facility at any time to determine the conditions under which a prisoner is detained or confined.(c) The agreement executed by the commissioner under (a) of this section may require the administrator of the correctional facility to comply with requirements that the commissioner considers necessary for the protection of the public or for the quality of care and programs for prisoners required by this chapter and regulations adopted by the commissioner.
