AZ HB2294

Changes Arizona law to require cities and towns to establish prisoner work, community restitution work, and home detention programs, rather than making these programs optional.

Requires cities and towns to establish home detention and continuous alcohol monitoring programs for persons sentenced for driving under the influence (DUI) under sections 28-1381 or 28-1382, subject to court approval by the presiding judge.

Removes the requirement for a public hearing and finding of necessity by majority vote of the municipality's governing body before establishing DUI home detention programs, making establishment mandatory instead.

Maintains eligibility restrictions including risk assessment, history of violent behavior, and judicial discretion at sentencing to exclude prisoners from these programs.

Requires prisoners in DUI home detention programs to serve a minimum of one day in jail first, or 20% of their initial sentence if sentenced under specific DUI statutes, before being placed on home detention or continuous alcohol monitoring.