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HB 426

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Correctional Services – Geriatric Parole

Sponsor: Delegate DumaisCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 2/02 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to develop a dynamic risk assessment instrument to assist in predicting the risk that an inmate may violate the law if released on parole; requiring the Commission to complete an assessment of a certain inmate at a certain time using the dynamic risk assessment instrument; requiring the Commission to conduct a certain parole hearing; requiring a certain panel to consider and weigh certain factors, such as the age of the inmate, in determining whether a certain inmate is suitable for parole; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCaroom, PhilipMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMoyd, Esquire, OlindaMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Dumais, Delegate DumaislegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDumais, KathleenIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFShellenberger, ScottBaltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FWADesiderio, EliseMARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDEROral + Written (PDF)

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