Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, “home” means the actual living area of the temporary or permanent residence of a person.

     (b) A person confined on work release or home detention in a community corrections program receives one (1) day of accrued time for each day the person is confined on work release or home detention.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-38-2.6-6

  • community corrections program: means a program consisting of residential centers and work release, home detention, or electronic monitoring that is:

    Indiana Code 35-38-2.6-2

     (c) In addition to accrued time under subsection (b), a person who is placed on a level of supervision as part of a community corrections program under this chapter is entitled to earn good time credit under IC 35-50-6-3 and IC 35-50-6-3.1. A person placed on a level of supervision as part of a community corrections program may not earn educational credit under IC 35-50-6-3.3.

     (d) The department of correction shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, and may adopt emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1, concerning the deprivation of earned good time credit for a person who is placed on a level of supervision as part of a community corrections program under this chapter.

     (e) A person who is placed on a level of supervision as part of a community corrections program under this chapter may be deprived of earned good time credit as provided under rules adopted by the department of correction under IC 4-22-2, including IC 4-22-2-37.1.

As added by P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.96. Amended by P.L.135-1993, SEC.8; P.L.20-1994, SEC.4; P.L.105-2010, SEC.14; P.L.168-2014, SEC.60; P.L.74-2015, SEC.23; P.L.26-2019, SEC.1; P.L.45-2022, SEC.7; P.L.72-2023, SEC.10.

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