Alaska Statutes Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners § 33.16.180. Duties of the commissioner

(1) conduct investigations of prisoners eligible for discretionary parole, as requested by the board and as provided in this section;

(2) supervise the conduct of parolees;

(3) appoint and assign parole officers and personnel;

(4) notify the board and provide information on a prisoner 120 days before the prisoner's mandatory release date, if the prisoner is to be released on mandatory parole;

(5) maintain records, files, and accounts as requested by the board;

(6) prepare preparole reports under AS 33.16.110(a);

(7) notify the board in writing of a prisoner's compliance or noncompliance with the prisoner's case plan created under AS 33.30.011(a)(8) not less than 30 days before the prisoner's next parole eligibility date or the prisoner's parole hearing date, whichever is earlier;

(8) establish an administrative sanction and incentive program to facilitate a swift and certain response to a parolee's compliance with or violation of the conditions of parole and shall adopt regulations to implement the program; at a minimum, the regulations must include

(9) within 30 days after sentencing of an offender, provide the victim of a crime information on the earliest dates the offender could be released on furlough, probation, or parole, including deductions or reductions for good time or other good conduct incentives, and the process for release, including contact information for the decision-making bodies; and

(10) notify the board and the victim of a crime upon receiving notice that a parolee has filed a petition for a change of name under AS 09.55.010 or AS 25.24.165.