Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Improvements in Transparency and Equity
Sponsor: Elizabeth Embry (District 43A)Committee: JudiciarySubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the annual report of the Maryland Parole Commission to contain certain information; altering a certain provision of law to require the Commission to provide certain documents to a certain incarcerated individual at a certain time, rather than allow the incarcerated individual to examine the documents on request; requiring the Commission to document, state on the record, provide to an incarcerated individual, and make available to the public certain information; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mckesson, DeRay | Campaign Zero | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caroom, Philip | Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform | Position only |
| FAV | Selden, Trina | Out for Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Speaks, Terry | Out for Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Embry, Delegate Embrylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Embry, Delegate Embrylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Johnson, Daralobbyist | American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Mupanduki, Joanna | Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cluster, John | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Thoms, Christopher | DPSCS | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist | Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist | Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
INFOJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
INFOJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault