executive clemency; medical confinement release

HB 2229 allows Arizona's Board of Executive Clemency to release certain prisoners on medical confinement if they meet specific health criteria, such as having an incurable debilitating condition, extraordinary medical needs unmet in prison, terminal illness with a one-year prognosis, or being 75+ with severe age-related decline. The bill requires medical evaluations by licensed physicians, board hearings within 28 days, and conditions like periodic check-ups and reporting to ensure appropriate supervision. Release is denied if there's a high risk of reoffending, the medical need isn't appropriate, the cost isn't justified, or the release isn't in the prisoner's best interest. This directly affects eligible incarcerated individuals not serving death or life sentences, changing how medical release decisions are made.