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§ 11-504. Diminution credits -- Postsentence confinement -- Good conduct

MD Correc Svs Code § 11-504 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    An inmate who is sentenced to a local correctional facility shall be allowed an initial deduction from the inmate’s term of confinement.

(b)    The deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:

(1)    from the first day of the inmate’s postsentence commitment to the custody of the local correctional facility to the last day of the inmate’s maximum term of confinement;

(2)    (i)    at the rate of 5 days for each calendar month if the inmate’s term of confinement includes a consecutive or concurrent sentence for a crime of violence, as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article or a crime of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing a controlled dangerous substance in violation of § 5–612 or § 5–613 of the Criminal Law Article; or

(ii)    at the rate of 10 days for each calendar month for all other inmates; and

(3)    on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month.

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