AZ HB2783

Establishes performance metrics for private prison contracts requiring reduction in return-to-prison rates and increases in job placement rates for released offenders, compared to baseline rates from fiscal years 2020-2023.

Creates a base achievement contract structure with 90 percent base payment and 10 percent performance incentive payment tied to achieving specific recidivism and employment metrics, with bonus payments up to 20 percent annually for exceeding targets.

Requires private prison contractors to submit annual reports to state leadership and the public detailing programming, completion rates, idle time, staff-to-offender ratios, violence incidents, and performance metric results.

Mandates the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission to establish baseline rates and submit annual reports defining performance benchmarks, utilizing unemployment insurance wage records and potential data-sharing agreements with other states.

Applies all new requirements to private prison contracts entered under existing law sections 41-1609 and 41-1609.01, with contractors assuming base achievement rates for the first three fiscal years after contract effective date.