SB 61

Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: CorrectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Volunteer Services Program in the Division of Correction for the purpose of providing access to volunteers, including formerly incarcerated individuals and organizations led by formerly incarcerated individuals, to State correctional facilities to assist incarcerated individuals with release preparation; and requiring the Division of Correction to establish a protocol for registering volunteers in the Program to have access to State correctional facilities and to maintain a list of the volunteers.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 5Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bradford, Tierralobbyist	ACLU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bradford, Tierralobbyist	ACLU Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Muhammad, Anthony Wazir	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carlock, Ruth	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Position only
FAV	Williams, Krystal	MD Office of the Public Defender	Position only
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Stillinghagan, Allison	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stillinghagan, Allison	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Selden, Trina	Out for Justice	Position only
FAV	Pack, Anne	PREPARE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sydnor III, Charles	State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sydnor III, Charles	State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Karen	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Dayvon	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Mills, Morganlobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
INFO	Kahl, Catherine	DPSCS	Written (PDF)
INFO	Rawlley, Selena	Maryland Cannabis Administration	Written (PDF)
INFO	McDonough, Dylan	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
INFO	Carr, Warren (Rusty)	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLUFAV 1

ACLU MarylandFAV 1

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandFAV 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 2

Compass Government RelationsFWA 1

Dews & AssociatesFAV 1

DPSCSINFO 1

Maryland Cannabis AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 2

Maryland Department of LaborINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 2

MD Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

PREPAREFAV 1

State SenatorFAV 2

UULM-MDFAV 2

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBradford, TierraACLURegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

FAVBradford, TierraACLU MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

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

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FWAMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.…