HB 604

Office of the Attorney General - Correctional Ombudsman

Sponsor: Debra Davis (District 28)Committee: JudiciarySubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Correctional Ombudsman in the Office of the Attorney General; requiring the Ombudsman to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services or in relation to individuals confined by the Department; requiring the Ombudsman to refer matters for criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings when appropriate; establishing the Correctional Ombudsman Advisory Board; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Moroney, Nick	Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Alexandra	The Sentencing Project	Oral
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Davis, Delegate Davislegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Finch, Molly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson-Mundell, Nicole	Individual	Oral
FAV	Haven, Kimberly	Individual	Oral
FAV	McWilliams, Elaina	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rothstein, Melissa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
FWA	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Beskid, Jennifer	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Oral
INFO	Harvey, Annie	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Oral
INFO	Hill, Wayne	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Nathan, Stuart	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Oral

Organizations on record

Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesINFO 4

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Juvenile Justice Monitoring UnitFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFWA 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

The Sentencing ProjectFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD