31-285. Transition program release; report
A. An inmate who enters a transition program pursuant to this article shall
be released from confinement three months earlier than the inmate's earliest release date
based on the inmate's risk and need and rules adopted pursuant to section 31-281. An
inmate who the director determines has participated in the program but who is not low
risk shall not be released from confinement earlier than the inmate's earliest release
date.
B. The department shall prepare a quarterly report that details the cost reductions
to the department that are directed to the transition program pursuant to this article
and the number of participants who did not receive an early release under the transition
program. The reduction rate shall equal at least seventeen dollars per inmate per day.
The department shall submit a copy of its report to the governor, the president of the
senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and shall provide a copy of this
report to the director of the joint legislative budget committee, the secretary of state
and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.
C. The state treasurer shall deposit any cost reductions that are identified
pursuant to subsection B of this section in the transition services fund established by
section 31-286 for the purpose of providing transitional services.
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