SB 128

Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; requiring the Commission to develop procedures for assessing parole requests by certain incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Commission to report yearly to the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board on the outcomes of certain parole considerations.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Position only
FAV	Bates, Ivan	Baltimore City Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kahl, Catherine	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	HAZELTON, MARTINA	FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK	Position only
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Reindorp, Rabbi Sholom	Jewish Incarcerated Family Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Braveheart, T. Shekhinahlobbyist	Justice PoIicy Institute	Position only
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Desiderio, Elise	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Shelly	MGA- Senator Hettleman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Niemann, Doyle	MSBA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lichtenberg, Judith	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barry, Margaret	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Spangler, Adam	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hamilton, Willie	Individual	Oral
FAV	Harman, Jane	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hettleman, Rachel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meadows, Lila	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Sharp, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	trusty, celestelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jones, Brenda	Families Advocating Intelligent Registries (FAIR)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pack, Jr., Gordon	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Lipscomb , Lauren	Baltimore City State's Attorney Office	Oral
FWA	Kirsch, Anne	PREPARE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hill, Kristin	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Melton, Noelle	Individual	Written (PDF)