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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) An incarcerated individual who is sentenced to a local correctional facility shall be allowed an initial deduction from the incarcerated individual's term of confinement.
(b) The deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:
(1) from the first day of the incarcerated individual's postsentence commitment to the custody of the local correctional facility to the last day of the incarcerated individual's maximum term of confinement;
(2)(i) at the rate of 5 days for each calendar month if the incarcerated individual'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 incarcerated individuals; and
(3) on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Correctional Services § 11-504 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/correctional-services/md-code-corr-serv-sect-11-504/
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