(4) Reducing risk to community safety; and

(5) Respecting the needs of victims and communities in the process of holding offenders accountable for their actions.

B. To accomplish its purpose, the commission shall examine multiple strategies for addressing issues related to the continually and rapidly increasing prison populations at both the county jail and state prison levels, including diversion from jail or prison, programming to improve reentry from jail or prison back to the community, community alternatives to incarceration, the need for more correctional bed space and changes in sentencing laws, policies and practices. In conducting its examination, the commission shall:

(1) Study factors leading to overcrowding in state and county correctional facilities; examine and analyze the prison population and projected growth at both the state and county level to include offenses, length of sentence and other issues such as mental illness and substance abuse, which lead to incarceration or reincarceration; and identify trends in the offender population and determine what impact these changes will have on future growth;

(2) Examine intervention options for managing the offender population based on risk management, risk reduction and proven practice;

(3) Review existing program and treatment levels for the incarcerated offender population and recommend improvements based on projected need and effective programs supported by research;

(4) Review state sentencing laws and how these laws have contributed to the increase in the offender population;

(5) Determine the future need for correctional facilities;

(6) Determine the benefits that may result from technology, including automated information systems, and the need for added investment;