SB 194

Correctional Services - Inmates - Labor, Job Training, and Educational Courses

Sponsor: Joanne C. Benson (District 24)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the compensation rate for inmate labor in Maryland Correctional Enterprises to be not less than the State minimum wage; repealing a requirement that the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services reimburse a certain county or the State for certain costs from an inmate's earnings under certain circumstances; prohibiting the Department from deducting certain costs from an inmate's earnings; requiring the Division of Correction to offer job training to all inmates who wish to participate; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	McDonald, Ericka	LWVBCO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shreve, Joan	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Traore, Jene	Maryland Prisoners Rights Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Jamiluddin, Aaisha	Prison Resistance Project	Oral
FAV	Esposito, Lindsay	SURJ - Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simmons, Christina	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holman, Julian	University System of Maryland Anti-Prison Labor Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Benson, Joanne C.	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fertig, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Haas, Madison	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Benson, Senator Bensonlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rowley, Mark	Maryland Correctional Enterprises	Oral
UNF	Sanders, Stephen	Maryland Correctional Enterprises	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Kahl, Catherine	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

LWVBCOFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Correctional EnterprisesUNF 2

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1

Maryland Prisoners Rights CoalitionFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

Prison Resistance ProjectFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ - BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

University System of Maryland Anti-Prison Labor CoalitionFAV 1