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Diminution Credits – Good Time Credits

January 18, 2025February 12, 2025Jonathan Y. Newton, Esq.Leave a comment

In Maryland, if you’re incarcerated you will be granted credit for days that reduces the period of incarceration. The credits are called Diminution Credits. It is important to know the difference between the legnth of sentence and an incarceration period/term of confinement,
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