Sec. 0.5. The 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.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-50-6-0.5

  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(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.

As added by P.L.74-2015, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.106-2020, SEC.2; P.L.45-2022, SEC.11; P.L.37-2023, SEC.3.