SB 702

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing

Sponsor: Sara Love (District 16)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain definition of restrictive housing; limiting the amount of time that an individual may be placed in restrictive housing from approximately 22 hours to 17 hours in a 24-hour period; requiring all restrictive housing units to create the least restrictive environment necessary for certain purposes; prohibiting the placement of a certain member of a vulnerable population in restrictive housing for any period of time; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 35FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	White, Natasha	Interfaith Action for Human Rights	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mason, Dakim	Interfaith action for human rights	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Krystal	MD Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Bovello, Donald	Maryland Alliance For Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Lichtenberg, Judith	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dickerson, Taylor	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Sara	Maryland State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gray, Michael	NAMI Maryland (National Alliance on Mental Illness)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Selden, Trina	Out for Justice	Position only
FAV	Williamson, Sam	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kupers, Terry	Terry A. Kupers, M.D.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	B. THORNE, ALEXIS	Individual	Oral
FAV	Barry, Margaret	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cichowski, Carol	Individual	Position only
FAV	Finch, Molly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holmes, Paul	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Neal, Christina	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds, Johnny	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	STERN, CAROL	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shifrin, Jo	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sterling, Eric	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turnbull, Bruce	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Galbraith, Daniel	Harford County Sheriff's Office - Detention Center	Oral
UNF	Sample, Sarah	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lasher, Daniel	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral
UNF	Reece, Thomas	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral
UNF	Ross, Ryan	Maryland Correctional Administrators Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Mary Ann	St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Parsley, Luciene	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Burton, Evelyn	Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Tsiongas, Magdalena	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Zaccharias, Chris	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Sines, Tony	AFSCME Local 898	Oral
INFO	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Davidson, Jason	DPSCS	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME Local 898INFO 1

AFSCME MarylandINFO 1

Disability Rights MarylandFWA 1

DPSCSINFO 1

Harford County Sheriff's Office - Detention CenterUNF 1

Interfaith action for human rightsFAV 1

Interfaith Action for Human RightsFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 3

Maryland Alliance For Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesUNF 1

Maryland Correctional Administrators AssociationUNF 3

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State SenatorFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

NAMI Maryland (National Alliance on Mental Illness)FAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action AllianceFWA 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation CenterUNF 1

Terry A. Kupers, M.D.FAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Women's Law CenterFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGeddes, AnnMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland; Maryland Coalition of Families

INFOGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3