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


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  •    (a) In general. -- An inmate who is sentenced to a local correctional facility shall be allowed an initial deduction from the inmate's term of confinement.

    (b) Method of calculation. -- 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) at the rate of 5 days for each calendar month; and

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


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 704A(d); 1999, ch. 54, § 2.