Task Force to Assess the Viability for No-Charge Phone Calls for State Incarcerated Individuals (Keeping Families Connected Act of 2023)
What this bill does
Establishing the Task Force to Assess the Viability for No-Charge Phone Calls for State Incarcerated Individuals; requiring the Task Force to analyze data related to no-charge prison phone call programs in other states, evaluate the projected program cost to the State, and evaluate and make recommendations to allow for no-charge phone calls by individuals confined in State correctional facilities while minimizing financial cost to the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations by December 31, 2023.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Dews, Christopherlobbyist | JOTF | Position only |
| FAV | Dews, Christopherlobbyist | JOTF | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson, Qiana | Life After Release | Oral |
| FAV | Caroom, Philip | Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform | Position only |
| FAV | Kraska, MJ | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Khalfani, Natasha | Office of the Public Defender Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | DeVaughn- Johnson, Ashley | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hanson- Mundell, Nicole | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Haven, Kimberly | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |