# Correctional Services (GCS)

## Title 11. Local Correctional Facilities

### Subtitle 5. Diminution Credits

#### Section 11-501

In this subtitle, the provisions that apply to a local correctional facility also apply to the Baltimore City Detention Center.

#### Section 11-502

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, an incarcerated individual who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment shall be allowed deductions from the incarcerated individual's term of confinement as provided under this subtitle for any period of presentence or postsentence confinement in a local correctional facility.

(b)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of Sec. 3-303 or Sec. 3-304 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years, or an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of Sec. 3-305 or Sec. 3-306 of the Criminal Law Article, as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years, may not be allowed deductions from the incarcerated individual's term of confinement as provided under this subtitle for any period of presentence or postsentence confinement in a local correctional facility.

  (2) An incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of Sec. 3-303 of the Criminal Law Article that occurred on or after October 1, 2024, may not be allowed deductions from the incarcerated individual's term of confinement as provided under this subtitle for any period of presentence or postsentence confinement in a local correctional facility.

  (3) This subsection may not be construed to require an incarcerated individual to serve a longer sentence of confinement than is authorized by the statute under which the incarcerated individual was convicted.

(c)

  (1) An incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a violation of Sec. 3-307 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years, who has previously been convicted of violating Sec. 3-307 of the Criminal Law Article involving a victim who is a child under the age of 16 years, may not be allowed deductions from the incarcerated individual's term of confinement as provided under this subtitle for any period of presentence or postsentence confinement in a local correctional facility.

  (2) This subsection may not be construed to require an incarcerated individual to serve a longer sentence of confinement than is authorized by the statute under which the incarcerated individual was convicted.

#### Section 11-503

(a) An incarcerated individual shall be allowed a deduction of 5 days from the incarcerated individual's term of confinement for each calendar month of presentence confinement during which the incarcerated individual:

  (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 incarcerated individual 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 incarcerated individual is committed to the local correctional facility; and

  (3) cease on the day the incarcerated individual is:

    (i) sentenced to a local correctional facility;

    (ii) committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction; or

    (iii) released.

#### Section 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;

  (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 Sec. 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article or a crime of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing a controlled dangerous substance in violation of Sec. 5-612 or Sec. 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.

#### Section 11-505

(a) In addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, an incarcerated individual may be allowed a deduction of 5 days from the incarcerated individual's term of confinement for each calendar month of presentence or postsentence confinement during which the incarcerated individual manifests:

  (1) exceptional industry, application, and skill in the performance of any industrial, agricultural, or administrative tasks assigned to the incarcerated individual; or

  (2) satisfactory industry, application, and progress in a vocational or other educational or training course.

(b) The deductions described in subsection (a) of this section shall:

  (1) begin on the first day that the task is performed or the course is taken;

  (2) be made on a prorated basis for any portion of a calendar month during which the incarcerated individual performed the task or attended the course; and

  (3) cease on the day the incarcerated individual is:

    (i) committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction; or

    (ii) released.

#### Section 11-506

(a)

  (1) In addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, an incarcerated individual may be allowed a deduction of not more than 5 days from the incarcerated individual's term of confinement for each calendar month or portion of a calendar month of presentence or postsentence confinement during which an incarcerated individual manifests satisfactory industry, application, and progress in special selected work projects or other special programs.

  (2) The deduction described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be calculated from the first day that an incarcerated individual is assigned a project or program.

(b) The managing official of a local correctional facility shall designate the projects and programs that make an incarcerated individual eligible for diminution credits under this section.

#### Section 11-507

(a) If an incarcerated individual violates the rules of discipline of a local correctional facility, the managing official, for each violation, may revoke some or all of the diminution credits awarded under Sec. 11-503 (presentence good conduct) or Sec. 11-504 (postsentence good conduct) of this subtitle for the month in which the violation occurs.

(b) In addition to the revocation authorized under subsection (a) of this section, if a violation is aggravated or the incarcerated individual commits frequent violations, the managing official may revoke some or all of the diminution credits awarded under Sec. 11-503 (presentence good conduct) or Sec. 11-504 (postsentence good conduct) of this subtitle.

(c) This section does not affect the diminution credits awarded under Sec.Sec. 11-505 (industrial, agricultural, or administrative tasks) and 11-506 (special selected work projects) of this subtitle.

(d) A managing official may not revoke diminution credits awarded to an incarcerated individual unless the incarcerated individual is afforded due process of law before the revocation.

#### Section 11-508

If an incarcerated individual is committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction or transferred to another local correctional facility:

(1) the incarcerated individual's record of accrued diminution credits shall be forwarded to the receiving correctional facility; and

(2) the receiving correctional facility shall apply the credits to reduce the incarcerated individual's term of confinement.

#### Section 11-509

If an incarcerated individual is entitled to a diminution of the incarcerated individual's term of confinement under this subtitle and is transferred to a hospital or mental institution, the incarcerated individual may not be denied credit authorized by this subtitle.

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Md. Code Ann., Corr. Servs. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)