MO HB1525

Creates a 13-member Sentencing and Corrections Oversight Commission to monitor implementation of sentencing and corrections reforms, evaluate recidivism reductions and cost savings, and examine restitution practices, with the commission automatically expiring on August 28, 2018.

Establishes an earned compliance credits program allowing eligible offenders on probation, parole, or conditional release to reduce their supervision term by 30 days for each month of compliance, with credits beginning to accrue after the first full calendar month of supervision or October 1, 2012.

Authorizes probation and parole officers to order short-term detention in county jails as an alternative to revocation proceedings, with first detention limited to 48 hours and annual detention capped at 360 hours, with time served credited against any subsequent prison or jail sentence.

Allows courts to place probation violators in 120-day department programs for eligible offenders with class C or D felonies or misdemeanors, with successful completion resulting in probation continuation without modification based on the same violation incident.

Modifies probation term limits by allowing earned compliance credits to reduce supervision time, requires division to notify offenders and courts at least 60 days before discharge, and specifies reimbursement rates for county jails detaining offenders at a minimum of $30 per day.