Sec. 3. (a) Subject to section 4 of this chapter, and except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, a person to whom this chapter applies is entitled to compensation in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each year that the person was incarcerated in the department of correction (including a facility under contract to the department of correction) or a county jail for a conviction that was vacated. Compensation for a partial year of incarceration shall be calculated on a pro rata basis.

     (b) A person is not entitled to compensation under this chapter for time spent in pretrial detention, home detention, or work release.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-2-23-3

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (c) The criminal justice institute shall pay compensation owed under this chapter in equal sums distributed over five (5) years.

As added by P.L.165-2019, SEC.1.

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