SB 459

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

Sponsor: Mary Washington (District 43)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings (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 certain 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 (60)

MGA witness list

FAV 32FavorableUNF 27UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Carter, David	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldmann, Christine	Annapolis Pride	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kiekebusch-Steinitz, Lucy	Catholic Relief Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Holcomb, Emma	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pruitt, Lauren	FreeState Justice	Oral
FAV	Johnson, Qiana	Life After Release	Oral
FAV	Lichtenberg, Judith	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 + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pizzo, Mary	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Watts, Kimberlee	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Barry, Margaret	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Oral
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Schagrin, Judith	National Association of Social Workers - Maryland Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson, Nicole	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	Muldrow, Adrian	T.A.M.E Advocacy	Position only
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Haven, Kimberly	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	STERN, CAROL	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shifrin, Jo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turnbull, Bruce	Individual	Oral + 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	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Selin, Timothy	Frederick County Sheriff's Office - Corrections	Oral
UNF	Jenkins, John	Harford County Sheriff's Office	Oral
UNF	Rumsey, Wayne	Harford County Sheriff's Office	Oral
UNF	SOLLOCK, PATRICIA	MCAA Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lasher, Daniel	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral
UNF	Reece, Thomas	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Mary Ann	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Merritt, Guy	Prince George's County Dept. of Corrections	Oral
UNF	Arshavsky, Svetlana	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	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Kevin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lee, Mickey	Individual	Position only
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Phelps, Mary	Individual	Position only
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
UNF	brenner, loretta	Individual	Position only
INFO	Beskid, Jennifer	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU-MDFAV 1

Annapolis PrideFAV 1

Baltimore County Department of CorrectionsUNF 1

Carroll County Sheriff's Office - Detention CenterUNF 1

Catholic Relief ServicesFAV 1

Charles County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesINFO 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Frederick County Sheriff's Office - CorrectionsUNF 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Harford County Sheriff's OfficeUNF 2

Life After ReleaseFAV 1

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

MCAA Maryland Correctional Administrators AssociationUNF 1

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationUNF 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 2

N/AFAV 1

National Association of Social Workers - Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Prince George's County Dept. of CorrectionsUNF 1

T.A.M.E AdvocacyFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

UNFMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

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.…