Section 11-504 - Diminution credits - Postsentence confinement - Good conduct. - Maryland Statutes

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

(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. 
 

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