California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rosales, B297866 (Cal. App. 2020):
Generally, a person confined prior to sentencing may earn two days of conduct credit for every two days served under section 4019. (People v. McKenzie (2018) 25 Cal.App.5th 1207, 1212.) However, section 2933.1, subdivision (a), restricts inmates convicted of certain violent offenses within the meaning of section 667.5, subdivision (c) to earning a maximum of 15 percent conduct credits. Any felony in which the defendant uses a firearm qualifies for this restriction. ( 667.5, subd. (c)(8) [defining "violent felony" to include any felony where a personal use of a firearm under section 12022.5 is charged and proven].)
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