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This bill establishes a process for sentence reduction for individuals who committed offenses when they were under eighteen years of age and have served at least fifteen years of a sentence longer than fifteen years. The court must reduce the sentence unless it finds, after a hearing, that the individual is a threat to public safety. The court will consider various mitigating factors when determining the sentence reduction, including the defendant's age at the time of the offense, their behavior in prison, participation in programs, demonstrated maturity, and any history of abuse or trauma. The state must notify victims of the hearing, and the defendant has the right to be present and have legal representation. If a sentence reduction is denied, the court may order further programming, and the denial cannot be used against the individual in future hearings. The bill also outlines requirements for prerelease programming and reentry programs, and creates a presumption in favor of release on community supervision unless the individual is found to be a public safety threat.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85443