AR SB485

Requires probation, parole, and post-release supervision conditions to be narrowly tailored to the defendant's criminogenic risks and needs, with courts considering presentence investigation findings when setting conditions

Establishes an Evidence-based Practices and Quality Assurance Unit within the Department of Corrections and requires annual evaluation of treatment providers receiving state funds, with noncompliant providers disqualified from public funding

Creates incentives and sanctions grids for probation, parole, and post-release supervision that assign point values to both violations and prosocial behaviors (education, workforce development, community service, behavioral health programming)

Increases imprisonment credit for fine nonpayment from $40 to $100 per day for defendants who were eligible for a public defender, and directs the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a pilot program expanding presentence officers

Requires the Arkansas Sentencing Commission to set guidelines for presumptive periods of suspension or probation and prioritizes continuation of prosocial activities (employment, treatment) in inmate reentry plans