Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES |
TITLE 11. LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES |
SUBTITLE 5. DIMINUTION CREDITS |
§ 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.