Juveniles Charged as Adults – Study and Confinement
What this bill does
Repealing certain provisions requiring certain courts exercising criminal jurisdiction in certain cases involving a child to order the child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a certain determination; requiring a certain child to be held in a secure juvenile facility and prohibiting the child from having sight or sound contact with adult inmates while the child is awaiting trial; requiring, rather than authorizing, certain courts to order that a certain study of a child be made under certain circumstances; 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 (11)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Johnston, James | DJS | Oral |
| FAV | Tress, Andrew | Department of Juvenile Services | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Park, Liz | MD Association of Youth Service Bureaus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A. | Position only |
| FAV | Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Gross, Michal | MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Johnston, James | Maryland Department of Juvenile Services | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Garcon, Sasha | Office of the Public Defender | Oral |