Correctional Services – Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act)
Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 3/09 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 (30)
MGA witness listFAV 26FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spaccasi, Olivia | ACLU-MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Duncan, Essita | Maryland Commission for Women | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Monica | Maryland Justice Project | Oral |
| FAV | Morgan, Jessica | Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Cain, Tonier | Neen Cares, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Khalfani, Natasha | Office of the Public Defender Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kleinman, Jan | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| 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 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Siri, Michellelobbyist | The Women's Law Center of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carter, Jill | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Haven, Kimberly | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Juberg, Arielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kraska, Jennylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pereschuk, Alicia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schmitz, Martha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seel, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Walker, Keisha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkins, Katherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Tomasello, Beth | Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Hill, Wayne | Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.