1. (a) A prisoner eligible under 22 AAC 05.352 may be designated or classified to a restitution center in accordance with 22 AAC 05.206 - 22 AAC 05.216 to participate in restitution, work, and community service programs.

2. (b) A restitution center provides the opportunity for prisoner rehabilitation through community service and employment while protecting the community through partial incarceration, and provides a means for the prisoner to pay restitution to victims of crimes. In order to meet these goals, a restitution center must

   1. (1) be secure to the extent necessary to maintain partial incarceration;
   2. (2) comply with state and local fire and life safety laws;
   3. (3) enforce disciplinary rules and sanctions in accordance with 22 AAC 05.400 - 22 AAC 05.480 unless other disciplinary provisions are approved by the commissioner as applicable to prisoners in a restitution center;
   4. (4) implement procedures, with the approval of the commissioner, for granting a prisoner an emergency absence consistent with the provisions of 22 AAC 05.271;
   5. (5) adopt and implement procedures that require mandatory employment and participation in community service programs by prisoner residents throughout their entire stay at the center; and
   6. (6) provide a performance and progress review to the regional director for each center resident at least once per month.

(Eff. 1/9/87, Register 101)

Authority: AS 33.30.011, AS 33.30.151, AS 33.30.021, AS 44.28.030