SB 98

Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

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; and requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain inmates.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spaccasi, Olivia	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gill, Mollylobbyist	FAMM	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Braveheart, T. Shekhinahlobbyist	Justice PoIicy Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Linda	Life After Release	Written (PDF)
FAV	Desiderio, Elise	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rights, Maryland Prisoners	MARYLAND PRISONERS RIGHTS COALITION	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Stanley	No Struggle No Success, Inc	Oral
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kamins, Rachel	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ballard, Paul	State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kheirbek, Raya	University of Maryland School of Medicine	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Howington, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meadows, Lila	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Sexton, Joshua	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lipscomb , Lauren	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Oral
UNF	Katcef, William	Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
INFO	Law, David	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Oral