Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment
Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 12:00 p.m. (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 (28)
MGA witness listFAV 24FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist | ACLU | Position only |
| FAV | Kumar, Sonia | ACLU | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barry, Professor Margaret | American University School of Law | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Price, Mary | Families Against Mandatory Minimums | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hazelton, Martinia | Family Support Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scott, Mary | Gender Violence Clinic | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schindler, Marc | Justice Policy Institute | Position only |
| FAV | Rhudy, Bob | MAJE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moyd, Olinda | MAJR | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greco, Vince | MAJR and Out for Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lomax, Walter | Maryland Restorative Justice Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Green, Lea | Marylandcure | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Position only |
| FAV | Porter, Nicole | Sentencing Project | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meadows, Lila | UMD Law Clinic | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Karen | Unitarian Universalist Ministry | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meadows, Lila | University of Maryland School of Law | Position only |
| FAV | Brown, Carl | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Change, Lifers for | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Glover, Alana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mitchell, Stanley | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Young, Earl | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Young, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sullivan, Cara | Governor's Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | riley, joe | msaa | Oral |
| UNF | baranauskas, andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLUFAV 2
Governor's OfficeUNF 1
MAJEFAV 1
MAJRFAV 1
MarylandcureFAV 1
msaaUNF 1
OPDFAV 1
Sentencing ProjectFAV 1
UMD Law ClinicFAV 1