SB 27

Did not advance

Criminal Procedure - Restorative Justice Program

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Restorative Justice Program within the Victim Services Unit of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to address and ameliorate the harmful effects of offenses on a victim in a certain manner; and establishing the position of Restorative Justice Legal Specialist, the Restorative Justice Program Revolving Fund, and the Maryland Restorative Justice Council.

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Testimony (44)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 20UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Casey, Gretchen	AmendInitiative.org	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson, Aaron	HTP Homes, Inc	Position only
FAV	Braveheart, T. Shekhinahlobbyist	Justice PoIicy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rights, Maryland Prisoners	MARYLAND PRISONERS RIGHTS COALITION	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Rhudy, Robert	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Traore, Jene	Maryland Prisoners Rights Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kirsch, Anne	PREPARE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Perry, Desmond	RECTIFY	Oral
FAV	West, Christopher	Senator Chris West	Written (PDF)
FAV	Camara, Zenab	The Maryland Prisoners' Rights Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Goodmark, Leigh	University of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Abrams, Catherine	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Muhammad, Anthony	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Neill, Devyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scharrer, Jonathan	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator West, Senator Westlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Written (PDF)
UNF	Willey, Amy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
UNF	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cirone, Christine	Individual	Position only
UNF	Diefenbach, Klaus	Individual	Position only
UNF	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Katz, Janet	Individual	Position only
UNF	Kolakoski, Virginia	Individual	Position only
UNF	Phelps, Connie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
UNF	sirkel, jess	Individual	Position only
FWA	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Lombardi, Joycelobbyist	Center for Hope	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AmendInitiative.orgFAV 1

Center for HopeINFO 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

House of Ruth MDUNF 1

HTP Homes, IncFAV 1

IndividualUNF 1

Justice PoIicy InstituteFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)UNF 1

Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceUNF 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland Prisoners Rights CoalitionFAV 1

MARYLAND PRISONERS RIGHTS COALITIONFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

PREPAREFAV 1

RECTIFYFAV 1

Senator Chris WestFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectUNF 1

The Maryland Prisoners' Rights CoalitionFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFWA 1

University of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence ClinicFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBraveheart, T. ShekhinahJustice PoIicy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

UNFLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

UNFJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

UNFShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

INFOLombardi, JoyceCenter for HopeRegistered for: Center for Hope