(a) The commissioner shall establish a program to prepare a prisoner who is serving a sentence of imprisonment exceeding one year for the prisoner’s discharge, release on parole or probation, or prerelease furlough under Alaska Stat. § 33.30.111 that begins 90 days before the date of the prisoner’s discharge, release, or furlough.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 33.30.095
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
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) The program established under (a) of this section must include
(1) instruction on
(A) obtaining state identification;(B) community resources available for housing, employment, and treatment;(2) an individualized reentry plan under Alaska Stat. § 33.30.011(a)(9) for the prisoner;(3) probation and parole orientation, if appropriate; and(4) a partnership with one or more nonprofit organizations to allow access to a prisoner before the prisoner’s discharge, release, or furlough to assist the prisoner with the prisoner’s application for Medicaid, social security benefits, public assistance under Alaska Stat. Chapter 47.25, and a state identification card or driver’s license and provide other programs to assist the prisoner’s transition into the community, promote rehabilitation, and reduce recidivism.
