Sec. 8. Definitions
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In this Act the following definitions apply: The term risk and needs assessment tool means an objective and statistically validated method through which information is collected and evaluated to determine— the level of risk that a prisoner will recidivate upon release from prison; and the recidivism reduction programs that will best minimize the risk that the prisoner will recidivate upon release from prison. The term recidivism reduction program means either a group or individual activity that— has been shown by empirical evidence to reduce recidivism; is designed to help prisoners succeed in their communities upon release from prison; and may include— classes on social learning and life skills; classes on morals or ethics; academic classes; cognitive behavioral treatment; mentoring; substance abuse treatment; vocational training; faith-based classes or services; or a prison job.
The term productive activity means either a group or individual activity that is designed to allow prisoners classified as having a low risk of recidivism to remain productive and thereby maintain a low risk classification, and may include the delivery of the activities described in subparagraph
(C)to other prisoners. The term prisoner means a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment pursuant to a conviction for a Federal criminal offense. The term time credit means the equivalent of one day of a prisoner’s sentence, such that a prisoner shall be eligible for one day of home confinement for each credit earned. The term drug trafficking offense means any crime punishable under Federal, State, or local law that prohibits the manufacture, import, export, distribution, dispensing of, or offer to sell a controlled substance or counterfeit substance (as such terms are defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) or the possession of a controlled substance or counterfeit substance with intent to manufacture, import, export, distribute, or dispense.
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