Safe Communities Act of 2024
Sponsor: William G. Folden (District 4)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree in a State or local correctional facility; prohibiting a deduction of diminution credits of more than 10% of an incarcerated individual's aggregate sentence for crimes of violence for an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a crime of violence; etc.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cross, Cashenna | NAACP | Oral |
| FAV | Milam, William | Prince George's Sheriff | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Marks, Nicholas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Potter, David | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Raine, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Seaton, Gale | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Folden, Senator Foldenlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Jones, Brenda | Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Miller, Linda | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Harris, Rhea | OAG | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kirsch, Anne | PREPARE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, E. Flannery | University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Warnken, Heather | University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVMansfield, 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.…