MILLER v. WALKER

Nos. 48S05-9503-CV-340, 48S05-9503-CV-340.

655 N.E.2d 47 (1995)

Charles B. MILLER, Superintendent, State of Indiana Department of Corrections, Appellant (Respondent Below), v. Breland D. WALKER, Appellee (Petitioner Below). STATE of Indiana, Appellant (Respondent Below), v. William C. MASON, Appellee (Petitioner Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

As Corrected August 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Carter, Attorney General, David A. Arthur, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for appellants.

Richard A. Waples, Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis, for appellees.


ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

How should the Department of Correction account for credit time awarded to prisoners who successfully complete educational programs during their stay behind bars?

The Department currently applies the credit to the term of years imposed by the sentencing court. Appellants in these cases assert that the credit time should instead be subtracted from the earliest possible release date, after taking into...

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