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<section article="gcs" article_name="Correctional Services" number="3-706" title_number="3" title_name="Division of Correction" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Diminution Credits">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In addition to any other deductions allowed under this subtitle, as an incentive to reduce a term of incarceration, an incarcerated individual may be allowed a deduction of 5 days from the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement for each calendar month during which the incarcerated individual manifests satisfactory progress in or completion of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>vocational courses;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>other educational and training courses;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>workforce development training;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>cognitive–behavioral therapy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>substance abuse therapy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>life skills training; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>antiviolence therapy, including anger management and conflict resolution.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The deduction described in subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>from the first day that the incarcerated individual participates in the course; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>on a prorated basis for any portion of the calendar month during which the incarcerated individual participates in the course.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
