AZ HB4094

Increases earned release credits from one day per six days served to three days per seven days served for prisoners convicted of drug possession offenses who complete treatment programs and have no prior violent felony convictions

Establishes a new base earned release credit rate of one day per six days served for all eligible prisoners, with enhanced credits available for drug offense prisoners meeting specific criteria

Removes mandatory functional literacy requirements as a condition for release, instead allowing the director to order literacy program participation as a condition of community supervision

Requires the Department of Corrections to notify victims within 30 days when a prisoner qualifies for enhanced earned release credits under the new provisions

Applies to prisoners serving sentences for drug offenses (Title 13, Chapter 34) on or after December 31, 2026, with current prisoners meeting eligibility requirements beginning to earn credits on the effective date