HB 385

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act)

Sponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32)Committee: JudiciarySubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo at least 40 hours of training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 15UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Holcomb, Emma	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pruitt, Lauren	FreeState Justice	Oral
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rojas, Donna	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	London, Rachel	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	McKinley, Sarah	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Pizzo, Mary	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Watts, Kimberlee	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Barry, Margaret	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Oral
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Bartlett, Delegate Bartlettlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Haven, Kimberly	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Turnbull, Bruce	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Natasha	Individual	Oral
UNF	Pesterfield, Walt	Baltimore County Department of Corrections	Oral
UNF	Strine, Dennis	Carroll County Sheriff's Office - Detention Center	Oral
UNF	Foster, Brandon	Charles County Sheriff's Office	Oral
UNF	Cronise, Michael	Frederick County Sheriff's Office - Corrections Bureau	Oral
UNF	Lambert, Melissa	Harford County Sheriff's Office	Oral
UNF	Galbraith, Daniel	Harford County Sheriff's Office - Detention Center	Oral
UNF	Gividen, Donald	Harford County Sheriff's Office - Detention Center	Oral
UNF	Smith, Jerome	MCAA	Oral
UNF	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lasher, Daniel	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral
UNF	Reece, Thomas	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral
UNF	Thompson, Mary Ann	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Merritt, Guy	Prince George's County Dept. of Corrections	Oral
UNF	Cooke, LaMonte	Queen Anne's Co. Dept. of Corrections	Oral
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kahl, Catherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kolp, Ande	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME MarylandFWA 1

Baltimore County Department of CorrectionsUNF 1

Carroll County Sheriff's Office - Detention CenterUNF 1

Charles County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Frederick County Sheriff's Office - Corrections BureauUNF 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Harford County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

Harford County Sheriff's Office - Detention CenterUNF 2

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 3

Maryland Association of CountiesUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Correctional Administrators AssociationUNF 3

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 4

MCAAUNF 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 2

Prince George's County Dept. of CorrectionsUNF 1

Queen Anne's Co. Dept. of CorrectionsUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFMehu, NatashaRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FWAGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3