# Correctional Services (GCS)

## Title 3. Division of Correction

### Subtitle 7. Diminution Credits

#### Section 3-704

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