As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) QUALIFYING PROGRAM. An academic, vocational, risk-reducing, or apprenticeship program approved by the Department of Corrections.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 14-9-62

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(2) TERM OF INCARCERATION. A continuous period of time during which a prisoner is in the legal or physical custody of the Department of Corrections pursuant to one or more court-imposed sentences starting on the sentence beginning date recorded on the prisoner’s conviction transcript and concluding on the prisoner’s department calculated end of sentence date.