Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Reform
Sponsor: Delegate ProctorCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing that inmates serving a term of life imprisonment may be paroled without the Governor's approval after serving 30 years without application of diminution of confinenment credits.
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Testimony (29)
MGA witness listFAV 19FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kumar, Sonia | ACLU of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kemerer, Hannibal | Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Tykeisha | Citizens | Position only |
| FAV | Schindler, Marc | Justice Policy Institute | Position only |
| FAV | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Position only |
| FAV | Meadows, Lila | UMD Law School | Position only |
| FAV | Marks, nina | Youth, Education, and Justice Clinic, Univ. of Maryland Carey School of Law | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Argetora, Adjoa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Argetora, Adjoa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Proctor, Delegate Proctorlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Tykeisha | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson, Tykeisha | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Robinson, Marcia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Robinson, Marcia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stokes, Margaret | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stokes, Margaret | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Winchester, Gloria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Winchester, Gloria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | dorsey, chasity | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Smith, Charlie | FCSAO/MSAA | Oral |
| UNF | baranauskas, andy | GOCCP | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sullivan, Cara | Governor's office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | shellenberger, scott | md state's attys | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kumar, Sonia | ACLU of Maryland | Position only |
| FWA | Kumar, Sonia | ACLU of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Scott, Mary | Gender Violence Clinic | Position only |
| FWA | Schindler, Marc | Justice Policy Institute | Position only |
| FWA | Meadows, Lila | umd law school | Position only |
| FWA | Clements, Dan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandFAV 1FWA 2
Attorney GeneralFAV 1
CitizensFAV 1
FCSAO/MSAAUNF 1
GOCCPUNF 1
Governor's officeUNF 1
Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1FWA 1
md state's attysUNF 1
OPDFAV 1
umd law schoolFWA 1
UMD Law SchoolFAV 1