Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act)
Sponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (District 39)Committee: JudiciarySubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Division of Correction to allow a certain pregnant woman and a certain woman who recently gave birth to transfer to the prerelease unit for women for a certain time period; establishing the Healthy Start Bonding Program to facilitate strong bonds between incarcerated women and their children; and requiring the Division to allow liberal visitation between certain individuals and certain children under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (36)
MGA witness listFAV 32FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wheeler, Denise | Citizens Review Board for Children | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dews, Christopherlobbyist | JOTF | Position only |
| FAV | Brown, Pamela | Maryland Association of Local Management Boards | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Duncan, Essita | Maryland Commission for Women | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Monica | Maryland Justice Project | Oral |
| FAV | Vakil, Anushka | Maryland Justice Project | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Khalfani, Natasha | Office of the Public Defender Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hanson - Mundell, Nicole | Out for Justice | Oral |
| FAV | Palmisano, Erica | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smeton, Jonathan | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Keipper, Lindsay | Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Emerson, Jessica | The Human Trafficking Prevention Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Siri, Michellelobbyist | The Women's Law Center of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Trivedi, Shanta | University of Baltimore, Sayra & Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children & The Courts | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chan, Sam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dale, Wanda | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Lopez, Delegate Lopezlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dwyer, Maura | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Haven, Kimberly | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Johnson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Juberg, Arielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kraska, Jennylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewis, Amir | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lopez, Lesley | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McWilliams, Elaina | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Pereschuk, Alicia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rehr, Nathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shillenn, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sufrin, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Todd, Tamara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Walker, Keisha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Milano, Leslie | Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Beskid, Jennifer | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…
FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.