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tive, who shall thereafter care for and maintain the same at his or
her own expense until the release of the mother of such child or until
such child shall have been duly adopted as provided by law. If it shall
appear that the father or other relative is unable properly to care
for and maintain such child, the Department of Correction shall
place the child in the care of the Department of Public Welfare of
the county or Baltimore City from which said inmate was committed
as a proper charge upon such county or Baltimore City.

700.

(a) Each prisoner in any of said institutions is entitled to a
diminution of the period of his confinement prior to Juno 1, 1962,
under the following rules and regulations:

(b) For each calendar month commencing on the first day of the
month next after his arrival at the institution, during which he is
not guilty of a violation of the discipline or any of the rules thereof
and labors with diligence and fidelity, he shall be allowed a deduction
of five days from each month of the period of the commitment or
sentence.

(c) For each calendar month commencing on the first day of the
month next after his arrival at the institution, during which under
such regulations as shall be established by the Commissioner of
Correction he is deemed to have manifested exceptional industry,
application, and skill in the performance of industrial, agricultural,
or administrative tasks assigned to him, he may be allowed an addi-
tional deduction of five more days from each month of the period of
his commitment or sentence. This sub-section shall not be construed
to authorize any additional deduction because of work performed
before June 1, 1948, and all deductions for conduct and industry
prior to that date shall be governed by this section as it read prior to
June 1, 1941.

(d) For each calendar month commencing on the first day of the
next month after his arrival at the institution, or for each calendar
month beginning on June 1, 1950, for those who are inmates on that
date, during which, under such rules and regulations as may be
established by the Commissioner of Correction, he is deemed to have
manifested satisfactory industry, application, and progress in vo-
cational and/or other educational and training courses assigned to
him, he may be allowed an additional deduction of five more days
from each month of the period of his commitment or sentence. This
sub-section shall not be construed to authorize any additional deduc-
tion because of industry or progress made in vocational or other
educational training before June 1, 1950. Provided, that no prisoner
shall be allowed a deduction of more than five days for any month
under the combined provisions of this sub-section and sub-section (c)
of this section.

(e) For each and every violation of the rules and discipline of the
institution, or want of fidelity or care in the performance of work or
lack of industry, application, or progress in vocational or educational
training, the person herein confined shall not only forfeit all gained
time in the month in which such delinquency occurs, but according to
the aggravated nature or frequency of his offense, the Department
may deduct a portion or all of his gained time for good conduct under
sub-section (b) of this section but the deduction allowed and earned
under sub-sections (c) and (d) hereof shall not be affected thereby.