(a) The commission shall submit to the governor and the legislature an annual report. The report must include
(1) a description of its proceedings for the previous calendar year;
(2) a summary of savings and recommendations on how savings from criminal justice reform should be reinvested to reduce recidivism;
(3) performance metrics and outcomes from the recommendations the commission made in its December 2015 report, including recidivism rates, defined as
(A) the percentage of inmates who return to prison within three years after release, broken down by offense type and risk level; and
(B) the percentage of inmates who return to prison within three years after release for a new criminal conviction, broken down by offense type and risk level; and
(4) recommendations for additional reforms, which may include recommendations for legislative and administrative action.
(b) The commission shall submit the reports, summaries, and recommendations provided under this section not later than November 1 of each year.
(c) In the report required under (a) of this section, the commission shall include a summary and analysis of the information collected under AS 44.19.645(h). The commission shall
(1) provide a summary in the form of tables, charts, graphs, or other formats that are easily understood;
(2) include a review of the data and the commission's interpretations, findings, or conclusions related to the information collected;
(3) describe any changes in the types of information collected during the preceding fiscal year;
(4) make the summary and analysis required under this subsection available to the public; the commission may not publish or present individually identifiable information relating to an inmate;
(5) include, when possible, information from the previous fiscal year, comparisons to previous fiscal years, and cumulative information; and
(6) present the summary and analysis to the legislature within 10 days after the convening of the next regular session of the legislature following the submission of the report.
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