Md. Code, Correctional Services § 3-704
This is the official text of Md. Code, Correctional Services § 3-704, part of Maryland’s Code, Correctional Services — governs prisons and the state correctional system.
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§3–704.
Official statutory text
(a) An incarcerated individual shall be allowed a deduction in advance from the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement.
(b) (1) The deduction allowed under subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:
(i) from the first day of commitment to the custody of the Commissioner through the last day of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement;
(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at the rate of 10 days for each calendar month; and
(iii) on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month.
(2) If an 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, the deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated at the rate of 5 days for each calendar month.
(c) A deduction under this section may not be allowed for a period during which an incarcerated individual does not receive credit for service of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement, including a period:
(1) during which the incarcerated individual’s sentence is stayed;
(2) during which the incarcerated individual is not in the custody of the Commissioner because of escape; or
(3) for which the Maryland Parole Commission has declined to grant credit after revocation of parole or mandatory supervision.
(b) (1) The deduction allowed under subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:
(i) from the first day of commitment to the custody of the Commissioner through the last day of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement;
(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at the rate of 10 days for each calendar month; and
(iii) on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month.
(2) If an 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, the deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated at the rate of 5 days for each calendar month.
(c) A deduction under this section may not be allowed for a period during which an incarcerated individual does not receive credit for service of the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement, including a period:
(1) during which the incarcerated individual’s sentence is stayed;
(2) during which the incarcerated individual is not in the custody of the Commissioner because of escape; or
(3) for which the Maryland Parole Commission has declined to grant credit after revocation of parole or mandatory supervision.
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