SB 36

Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting

Sponsor: Joanne C. Benson (District 24)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 955 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of State Police, on or before December 31 each year, to post on its website and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report detailing, for the preceeding calendar year, the number of investigations completed by the Department of deaths of incarcerated individuals suspected to be homicides that occur while the incarcerated individuals are in the custody of the Division of Correction and the number of cases referred to the Department for prosecution following an investigation.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wheaton, Elizabeth	Courtwatch, PG	Written (PDF)
FAV	HAZELTON, MARTINA	FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK	Position only
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Moore, DaMarqus	Helping Ourselves To Transform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Dr. Carmen	Helping Ourselves to Transform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Polk, Makhia	Helping ourselves to transform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lichtenberg, Judith	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + 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	Wines, Lance	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Eaton, Jade	None	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cobb, Dawna	Return Home Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mathis-Chambers, Nasyr	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Keel, Terence	UCLA Lab for BioCritical Studies	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Benson, Joanne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Haines, William	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Israni, Ellora	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Murphy, Natalie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Teagan	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rossi, Elizabeth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruffner, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Benson, Senator Bensonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tarlau, Jimmylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tupper, Janet	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	trusty, celestelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ross, Ryan	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral
UNF	Gross, Kenneth	Individual	Position only
INFO	Kahl, Catherine	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
INFO	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
INFO	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Courtwatch, PGFAV 1

DPSCSINFO 1

FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Helping ourselves to transformFAV 1

Helping Ourselves to TransformFAV 1

Helping Ourselves To TransformFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland Correctional Administrators AssociationUNF 1

Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 3

NoneFAV 1

Return Home BaltimoreFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

St. Mary's College of MarylandFAV 1

UCLA Lab for BioCritical StudiesFAV 1

University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVTarlau, JimmyRegistered for: Communications Workers of America; Communities United; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition; Prince George's County Council…

FAVtrusty, celesteRegistered for: Families Against Mandatory Minimums