CSHB 307(STA): "An Act relating to living conditions for prisoners."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 307(STA) 01 "An Act relating to living conditions for prisoners." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 33.30.015(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) The commissioner may not 05 (1) make per capita expenditures for food for prisoners in a state 06 correctional facility operated by the state that exceed 90 percent of per capita 07 expenditures for food that is available to enlisted personnel in the United States Army 08 stationed in the state; 09 (2) provide, in a state correctional facility operated by the state, 10 (A) living quarters for a prisoner into which the view is 11 obstructed; however, the commissioner is not required to renovate a facility to 12 comply with this subparagraph if the facility is being used as a correctional 13 facility on August 27, 1997, or if the facility was already built before being 14 acquired by the department; 15 (B) equipment or facilities for publishing or broadcasting
01 material the content of which is not subject to prior approval by the department 02 as consistent with keeping order in the institution and prisoner discipline; 03 (C) cable television service other than a level of basic cable 04 television service that is available as a substitute for services that are broadcast 05 to the public in the community in which a correctional facility is located; 06 (3) allow a prisoner held in a state correctional facility operated by the 07 state to 08 (A) possess in the prisoner's cell a cassette tape player or 09 recorder, a video cassette recorder (VCR), or a [COMPUTER OR] modem of 10 any kind; 11 (B) view movies rated "R," "X," or "NC-17"; 12 (C) possess printed or photographic material that 13 (i) is obscene as defined by the commissioner in 14 regulation; 15 (ii) could reasonably be expected to incite racial, ethnic, 16 or religious hatred that is detrimental to the security, good order, or 17 discipline of the institution or violence; 18 (iii) could reasonably be expected to aid in an escape or 19 in the theft or destruction of property; 20 (iv) describes procedures for brewing alcoholic 21 beverages or for manufacturing controlled substances, weapons, or 22 explosives; or 23 (v) could reasonably be expected to facilitate criminal 24 activity or a violation of institution rules; 25 (D) receive instruction in person, or by broadcast medium, or 26 engage in boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, or other martial art or in any activity 27 that, in the commissioner's discretion, would facilitate violent behavior; 28 (E) possess or have access to equipment for use in the activities 29 listed in (D) of this paragraph; 30 (F) possess or have access to free weights; 31 (G) possess in the prisoner's cell a coffee pot, hot plate,
01 appliance or heating element for food preparation, or more than three electrical 02 appliances of any kind; 03 (H) possess or appear in a state of dress, hygiene, grooming, or 04 appearance other than as permitted as uniform or standard in the correctional 05 facility; 06 (I) use a computer other than those approved by the 07 correctional facility; the use of a computer under this subparagraph may be 08 approved to facilitate the prisoner's rehabilitation or the prisoner's 09 compliance with a reentry plan or case plan developed under 10 AS 33.30.011, including use related to [ONLY AS PART OF THE 11 PRISONER'S] employment, education, [OR] vocational training, access to 12 legal reference materials, visitation, or health care [AND MAY NOT BE 13 USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE]; 14 (J) smoke or use tobacco products of any kind.