SB1067 Summary

• Establishes a transition program administered by the Arizona Department of Corrections that provides eligible inmates with up to 90 days of community-based transition services through contracted private or nonprofit entities.

• Requires inmates to meet multiple eligibility criteria including: no sexual offense or violent crime convictions (with limited exceptions for assault, aggravated assault, or robbery), minimum/medium custody classification, no major rule violations in current incarceration, and satisfactory progress on their individualized corrections plan.

• Mandates victim notification and a 20-day opportunity to object before an inmate's early release under the program, and requires contracted entities to provide psychoeducational counseling, case management, substance abuse treatment, anger management, and job placement services.

• Establishes an annual reporting requirement to state leadership detailing recidivism rates, number of participating inmates, types of services provided, and program statistics.

• Extends the sunset date for the transition program from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2030, with the amended statute retroactively effective as of June 30, 2020, and the eligibility changes effective September 30, 2021.