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.(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 s 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.
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