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