§ 11-504
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§11–504.
(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;
(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.