State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications
What this bill does
Prohibiting a State correctional facility and a telephone service provider from charging an incarcerated individual or a third party, for an incarcerated individual's use of telephone equipment or telephone services while in the facility; requiring a State correctional facility to pay any costs charged by a telephone service provider; and establishing the Costs of Telephone Communications Advisory Committee to review prison and jail phone call programs and report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2025.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (0)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Alberts, Zachary | Center for Urban Families | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dews, Christopherlobbyist | Cornerstone Government Affairs | Position only |
| FAV | Couture, Sarah | Fines and Fees Justice Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Quarles, Antoin | Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.) | Position only |
| FAV | Woodard, Marklobbyist | Job Opportunities Task Force | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kouadio, Michele | Maryland Alliance for Criminal Justice Reform | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Burton, D'wan | Out For Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards-Luce, Aubrey | Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Warnken, Heather | University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jeffrey, Antonya | Worth Rises | Oral |
| FAV | DeStefano, Amanda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | DeVaughn, Ashley | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Starnes, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |