AZ SB1770

Establishes parole eligibility for individuals sentenced to 25 or more years for offenses committed when they were under 18 years old, after serving at least 15 years of their sentence.

Requires the Board of Executive Clemency to consider mitigating factors at parole hearings including the person's age at offense, rehabilitation efforts, childhood trauma or abuse history, and diminished culpability of juveniles compared to adults.

Creates a presumption in favor of release on parole for eligible juvenile offenders, which can only be rebutted by evidence the person continues to pose a threat to public safety.

Mandates annual parole hearings after an initial denial, with written reasons required for any denial and a prohibition on using prior denials as adverse factors in future hearings.

Prohibits courts from sentencing juveniles convicted as adults to death, natural life, life without parole, or "de facto life" sentences (25+ years), and allows judges to impose sentences below statutory minimums.