Except as provided in AS 33.30.111 and 33.30.161, the commissioner may assign a prisoner committed to the commissioner's custody to a program established under AS 33.30.011(a)(3) considering

1. (1) safeguards to the public;
2. (2) the prospects for the prisoner's rehabilitation;
3. (3) the availability of program and facility space;
4. (4) the prospect of future judicial proceedings requiring the presence of the prisoner;
5. (5) the nature and circumstances of the offense for which the prisoner was sentenced;
6. (6) the needs of the prisoner as determined by a classification committee and any recommendations made by the sentencing court;
7. (7) the record of convictions of the prisoner with particular emphasis on crimes specified in AS 11.41;
8. (8) the use of drugs or alcohol by the prisoner;
9. (9) the length of the prisoner's sentence; and
10. (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.