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SB 948

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State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 3/05 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 (18)

MGA witness list
FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistCenter for Urban Families (CFUF)Position only
FAVJones , PriyaFines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC)Written (PDF)
FAVJohnson, Dr. CarmenHelping Ourselves to TransformWritten (PDF)
FAVBridges, KamJob Opportunities Task ForceWritten (PDF)
FAVEvans, AriannaLife After ReleaseWritten (PDF)
FAVKouadio, MicheleMaryland Alliance for Criminal Justice ReformOral
FAVLichtenberg, JudithMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformWritten (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVWatts, KimberleeMaryland Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
FAVBarnett, AlanN/AWritten (PDF)
FAVZhou, LucyPublic Justice CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVGallagher, E. FlanneryUniversity of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice ReformWritten (PDF)
FAVWarnken, HeatherUniversity of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformPosition only
FAVAckbar, AlyssaWorth RisesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKickenson, JerryIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Waldstreicher, Senator WaldstreicherlegislatorIndividualOral
FWALeanza, CherylUnited Church of Christ Media Justice MinistryWritten (PDF)
INFOHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherCenter for Urban Families (CFUF)Registered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy