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HB 1366

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State Correctional Facilities – Incarcerated Individuals – Costs of Telephone Communications

Sponsor: Kent Roberson (District 25)Committee: JudiciarySubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that a State correctional facility is responsible for the payment of costs charged by a telephone service provider under certain circumstances; providing that a State correctional facility and a telephone service provider may not charge an incarcerated individual or a third party under certain circumstances; and providing that an incarcerated individual's access to or use of telephone equipment and telephone services may not supplant time that the incarcerated individual is entitled to in-person visitation.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 18FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFloyd Jr., HenryACLU - MDWritten (PDF)
FAVKristal-Cohen, CassidyCivil Rights CorpsWritten (PDF)
FAVAntoine, JoannelobbyistCommon Cause MarylandPosition only
FAVHAZELTON, MARTINAFAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKPosition only
FAVBridges, KamJob Opportunities Task ForceWritten (PDF)
FAVBraveheart, T. ShekhinahlobbyistJustice PoIicy InstitutePosition only
FAVEvans, AriannaLife After ReleaseWritten (PDF)
FAVCaroom, PhilipMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformPosition only
FAVLichtenberg, JudithMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVZhou, LucyPublic Justice CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVGallagher, E. FlanneryUniversity of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice ReformPosition only
FAVWarnken, HeatherUniversity of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAckbar, AlyssaWorth RisesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Roberson, Delegate RobersonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTsiongas, MagdalenaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVtrusty, celestelobbyistIndividualPosition only
UNFRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
FWALeanza, CherylUnited Church of Christ Media Justice MinistryOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FAVBraveheart, T. ShekhinahJustice PoIicy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute
FAVtrusty, celesteRegistered for: Families Against Mandatory Minimums