2013 Maryland Code
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
§ 11-503 - Diminution credits -- Presentence confinement -- Good conduct
§11-503.
(a) An inmate shall be allowed a deduction of 5 days from the inmate’s term of confinement for each calendar month of presentence confinement during which the inmate:
(1) does not violate the rules of discipline; and
(2) labors with diligence and fidelity when the opportunity for labor is available.
(b) The deductions described in this section shall:
(1) begin on the day the inmate arrives at the local correctional facility;
(2) be made on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month of presentence confinement during which the inmate is committed to the local correctional facility; and
(3) cease on the day the inmate is:
(i) sentenced to a local correctional facility;
(ii) committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction; or
(iii) released.
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