Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Facilities and Services (Gender-Responsive Prerelease Act)
What this bill does
Requiring the Commissioner of the Division of Correction to operate a comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease facility for female inmates; requiring that a certain prerelease facility be located in Baltimore City; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to complete certain phases of a certain project by certain dates; requiring the Commissioner to provide evidence-based and gender-responsive prerelease services for female inmates; requiring the Department to provide certain updates to certain committees; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (24)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spielberg, Joseph | ACLU | Position only |
| FAV | Frazier, Derrell | JOTF | Position only |
| FAV | Love, Dayvon | LBS | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson, Qiana | Life After Release | Position only |
| FAV | Caroom, Phil | MAJR | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | MDAAP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alston, Kate | Marian House | Position only |
| FAV | Stone, Annie | Marian House | Position only |
| FAV | Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Monica | Maryland Justice Project | Position only |
| FAV | James, Andrea | National Council for Incarcerated Women and Girls | Position only |
| FAV | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Position only |
| FAV | Hanson, Nicole | Out for Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Haven, Kim | RJI | Position only |
| FAV | Diocese of Maryland, The Episcopal | The Episcopal Diocese of MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SIRI, MICHELLElobbyist | WOMENS LAW CENTER OF MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | frazier, derrell | jotf | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | philip, diana | naral pro choice maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Karen | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Crutchfield, Delegate Crutchfieldlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Little, Kobi | NAACP | Position only |
| INFO | green, robert | dpscs | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | hill, wayne | dpscs | Position only |
| INFO | sessa, rachel | dpscs | Position only |