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HB 740

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Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Direct Release

Sponsor: Delegate Lewis, J.Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain transitional process more than 180 days before the direct release from a facility to the community; establishing the requirements of a certain transitional process; prohibiting an inmate from being placed in restrictive housing within 180 days before release except under certain circumstances; requiring a certain inmate to receive a certain placement authorization; requiring a certain inmate to sign a certain acknowledgment of receipt; etc.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list
FAV 19FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKemerer, HannibalAttorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVScott, susanIAHRPosition only
FAVshifrin, joJFUJPosition only
FAVfranklin, neillLEAPPosition only
FAVCaroom, PhilMAJRWritten (PDF)
FAVWallerstedt, AnnelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVFlores, RicardoOPDPosition only
FAVlohrasbi, munibdisability mdPosition only
FAVFadely, DIANEepiscopal Diocese ofMDPosition only
FAVshaffer, charlesiahrPosition only
FAVfeinberg, rabbiinterfaith actionPosition only
FAVciekot, annlobbyistnaswWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Lewis, J., Delegate Lewis, J.legislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVLewis, jazzIndividualPosition only
FAVclark, candyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVfadely, dianeIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVhaven, KimberlyIndividualPosition only
FAVkopf, edIndividualPosition only
FAVvan klaveren, dianeIndividualPosition only
UNFgreen, robertdoscsOral + Written (PDF)
UNFguarino, angelinadpscsPosition only
UNFhill, waynedpscsPosition only
UNFsessa, racheldpscsPosition only
UNFzeigler, mikedpscsPosition only
FWAA, TrevorSARDAAWritten (PDF)
FWABURTON, EVELYNSARDAAWritten (PDF)
FWAGOMEZ, STARSARDAAWritten (PDF)
FWALogan, KARENSARDAAWritten (PDF)
FWAMUHAMMAD, SABAHTREATMENT ADVOCACY CENTEROral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank
FAVciekot, annnaswRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute