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Bills/2022 Regular Session

HB 600

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Correctional Services – Geriatric and Medical Parole

Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: JudiciarySubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of an inmate when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole, including providing for a meeting between the inmate and the Commission; and requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by inmates who are at least 60 years old.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMagers, JulieExec Director, MD Prisoners Rights CoalitionOral
FAVBlaha, CamilaGender Violence Clinic at the University of Maryland Carey School of LawOral
FAVOsborne, SarahGender Violence Clinic at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law,Oral
FAVBraveheart, T. ShekhinahlobbyistJustice Policy InstituteOral
FAVNiemann, DoyleLegislative Committee, Criminal Law & Practice Section, Maryland State Bar AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVMoyd, OlindaMAJROral
FAVDesiderio, EliseMARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDEROral
FAVCaroom, PhilipMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformPosition only
FAVO'Day, GarrettlobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
FAVKamins, RachelOffice of the Public DefenderOral
FAVGoodmark, LeighUniversity of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence ClinicWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Moon, Delegate MoonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHaven, KimberlyIndividualOral
FAVMeadows, LilaIndividualOral
FAVPenda, VivianIndividualOral
UNFBaron, SusanDepartment of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesOral
UNFLaw, DavidDepartment of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesOral + Written (PDF)
FWAGill, MollylobbyistFAMMOral

Organizations on record

Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesUNF 2
Exec Director, MD Prisoners Rights CoalitionFAV 1
FAMMFWA 1
Gender Violence Clinic at the University of Maryland Carey School of LawFAV 1
Gender Violence Clinic at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law,FAV 1
Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1
Legislative Committee, Criminal Law & Practice Section, Maryland State Bar AssociationFAV 1
MAJRFAV 1
Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1
Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1
Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1
MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1
Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1
University of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence ClinicFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBraveheart, T. ShekhinahJustice Policy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute
FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FWAGill, MollyFAMMRegistered for: Families Against Mandatory Minimums