HB 1198

Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)

Sponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (District 19)Committee: JudiciarySubject: CorrectionsStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the required location and timeline for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Commissioner of the Division of Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to implement certain comprehensive rehabilitative prerelease services by July 1, 2026; requiring the Department to report certain information to certain entities; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Position only
FAV	Zeimer, Matanlobbyist	Jews United for Justice	Oral
FAV	Boddie-Willis, Cynthia	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Ashanti	MD Legislative Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goode-Cross, David	MD Psychological Assn	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooper, Monica	Maryland Justice Project	Oral
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Olson, Roberta	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tomasello, Beth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Oral
FAV	Crutchfield, Charlotte	Office of Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield	Written (PDF)
FAV	anderson, shannice	Office of The Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Taylor, Vanita	Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Speaks, Terry	Out for Justice	Position only
FAV	Igyor, Mwuese	Social Worker	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Dana	Women Legislators of MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Crutchfield, Delegate Crutchfieldlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mitchell, Melody	Individual	Oral
FAV	STERN, CAROL	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shifrin, Jo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Shelley, Dana Vickers	American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Thoms, Christopher	DPSCS	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of MarylandFWA 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

DPSCSINFO 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Justice ProjectFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

MD Legislative Latino CaucusFAV 1

MD Psychological AssnFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 2

Office of Delegate Charlotte CrutchfieldFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Office of The Public DefenderFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Social WorkerFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Women Legislators of MDFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVZeimer, MatanJews United for JusticeRegistered for: Jews United for Justice

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy