Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment
Sponsor: Luke Clippinger (District 46)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering, from 15 years to 20 years, the time period that certain inmates sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime committed on or after October 1, 2020, must serve before becoming eligible for parole consideration; repealing certain provisions that provide that inmates serving a term of life imprisonment may be paroled only with the Governor's approval, subject to certain provisions; repealing certain provisions that require certain parole decisions to be transmitted to the Governor under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (39)
MGA witness listFAV 34FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist | ACLU of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Kumar, Sonia | ACLU of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Kumar, Sonia | ACLU of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Kumar, Sonia | ACLU of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mosby, Marilyn | Baltimore city states attorney | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Price, Mary | FAMM | Position only |
| FAV | Hazelton, Martina | Family Support Network | Position only |
| FAV | Scott, Mary | Gender Violence Clinic | Position only |
| FAV | Schindler, Marc | Justice Policy Institute | Position only |
| FAV | Howard, William | Lifers for Change | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caroom, Phil | MAJR | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moyd, Olinda | MAJR | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sabin, Edward | MAJR | Position only |
| FAV | Sabin, Edward | Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lomax, Walter | Maryland Restorative Justice Institute | Position only |
| FAV | Green, Lea | Md. CURE and MAJR | Oral |
| FAV | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Position only |
| FAV | Greco, Vince | Out for Justice andMAJR | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Porter, Nicole | Sentencing Project | Position only |
| FAV | Meadows, Lila | UMD Law School Clinic | Position only |
| FAV | Clark, Karen | Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | clark, Karen | Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Martin Barry, Margaret | Washington College of Law | Position only |
| FAV | Bruch, Russell | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bruch, Russell | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coleman, Anthony | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Clippinger, Delegate Clippingerlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | For Change, Lifers | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson, Tykeisha | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mcmahan, Sharon | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | WINCHESTER, GLORIA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Washburn, Anna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Young, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | dorsey, chasity | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | baranauskas, andy | GOCCP | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sullivan, Cara | Governor's office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | shellenberger, scott | md state's attys | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | smith, charles | md state's attys | Oral |
| FWA | Pack, Gordon | Self | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandFAV 4
FAMMFAV 1
GOCCPUNF 1
Governor's officeUNF 1
Lifers for ChangeFAV 1
MAJRFAV 3
md state's attysUNF 2
Md. CURE and MAJRFAV 1
OPDFAV 1
SelfFWA 1
Sentencing ProjectFAV 1