Bill > HB2770

This bill establishes a new home confinement program within the Arizona Department of Corrections, allowing eligible inmates to serve the end of their sentences under electronic monitoring, provided they have served at least one year of their sentence and meet specific criteria, including not having prior convictions for dangerous crimes against children or serious/violent felonies, and having no disciplinary infractions or felony warrants. The program requires inmates to find gainful employment or education, unless a disability prevents it, and mandates that their housing and healthcare be suitable for home confinement, with the department providing assistance in meeting these requirements. The bill also outlines a process for victim notification and feedback regarding inmate applications, and mandates electronic monitoring for participants, who will also be subject to a monthly supervision fee deposited into the community corrections enhancement fund. Inmates in the program remain under inmate status and can be returned to custody for violations, with specific provisions for those arrested for new felonies while on home confinement, and a set ratio for supervising officers to supervisees. The bill also includes provisions for inmates to forfeit tentative release dates for technical violations and details a phased implementation of the program based on the remaining time on an inmate's sentence, with the entire act applying retroactively to December 31, 1993.

Justice

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84590