Section 35-50-6-0.5 - DefinitionsThe following definitions apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "Accrued time" means the amount of time that a person is imprisoned, confined, on home detention as a condition of probation, or on home detention in a community corrections program. In determining the number of days a person has been imprisoned, confined, on home detention as a condition of probation, or on home detention in a community corrections program, a partial calendar day is considered to be one (1) calendar day.(2) "Calendar day" means the period of elapsed time that begins at midnight and ends twenty-four (24) hours later at the next midnight.(3) "Credit time" means the sum of a person's accrued time, good time credit, and educational credit.(4) "Educational credit" means a reduction in a person's term of imprisonment or confinement awarded for participation in an educational, vocational, rehabilitative, or other program. The term includes an individualized case management plan.(5) "Good time credit" means a reduction in a person's term of imprisonment or confinement awarded for the person's good behavior while imprisoned, confined, or on home detention.(6) "Individualized case management plan" means educational credit which consists of a plan designed to address an incarcerated person's risk of recidivism, and may include: (A) addiction recovery treatment;(B) mental health treatment;(C) vocational education programming; (D) adult basic education, a high school or high school equivalency diploma, a college diploma, and any other academic educational goal; or(E) any other programming or activity that encourages productive pursuits while a person is incarcerated and that may reduce the person's likelihood to recidivate after the person's release from incarceration.Amended by P.L. 37-2023,SEC. 3, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by P.L. 45-2022,SEC. 11, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by P.L. 106-2020,SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2020.Added by P.L. 74-2015, SEC. 30, eff. 7/1/2015.