Correctional Institutions
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [HB-1144]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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Annual Corrective Bill [SB-1106]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Correcting certain errors or omissions in certain articles of the Annotated Code; clarifying language; correcting certain obsolete references; reorganizing certain sections of the Annotated Code; providing that this Act is not intended to affect any law other than to correct technical errors; and providing for the correction of certain errors and obsolete provisions by the publishers of the Annotated Code.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 382 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications [SB-948]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a State correctional facility is responsible for the payment of costs charged by a telephone service provider under certain circumstances; providing that a State correctional facility and a telephone service provider may not charge an incarcerated individual or a third party under certain circumstances; and providing that an incarcerated individual's access to or use of telephone equipment and telephone services may not supplant time that the incarcerated individual is entitled to in-person visitation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Maryland Correctional Enterprises - Formerly Incarcerated Individuals [SB-1017]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring Maryland Correctional Enterprises to develop a plan for program participants to obtain employment after release on parole or supervised mandatory release; requiring the Division of Parole and Probation to report on individuals who participated in Maryland Correctional Enterprises programming; establishing certain procedures for appointing formerly incarcerated individuals to certain State positions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [SB-1085]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Medication-Assisted Treatment [HB-1031]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the requirement that each local correctional facility make available at least one formulation of each FDA-approved full opioid agonist, partial opioid agonist, and long-acting opioid antagonist used for the treatment of opioid use disorders; requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to annually provide each county a grant equal to the costs incurred by the county for the implementation of a certain medication-assisted treatment program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voting Eligibility and Access (Voting Rights for All Act) [HB-1022]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
Establishing requirements regarding the provision of ballot drop boxes and information related to voting to eligible voters by correctional facilities and the State Board of Elections; establishing a Voting Rights Ombudsman for Incarcerated Individuals; altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for the purpose of allowing individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction to register to vote; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services – Medication–Assisted Treatment [SB-801]
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[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the requirement that each local correctional facility make available at least one formulation of each FDA-approved full opioid agonist, partial opioid agonist, and long-acting opioid antagonist used for the treatment of opioid use disorders; requiring the Maryland Secretary of Health to annually provide each county a grant equal to the costs incurred by the county for the implementation of a certain medication-assisted treatment program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Opioid Restitution Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/06/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act [SB-620]
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Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist incarcerated individuals in accessing federal Pell Grants for higher education; requiring the Department to set goals for the number of incarcerated individuals in certain education programs, establish tracking systems relating to the number of incarcerated individuals and their progress in certain education programs, and forward certain data to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 943 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - State Correctional Facilities [HB-627]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definitions of "automatic voter registration agency" and "applicable transaction" for the purpose of designating the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services as an automatic voter registration agency and requiring the Department to register qualified individuals to vote when they are released from confinement at a State correctional facility; and requiring the Department to implement an automatic voter registration system on or before January 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services Apprenticeship Start–Up Grant Program – Establishment [HB-536]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
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Establishing the Correctional Services Apprenticeship Start-Up Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide high school students and individuals interested in changing careers opportunities to begin a career within correctional services, to develop a cohort of individuals qualified to work in correctional services, and to encourage correctional facilities to hire interns; establishing requirements for sponsors, employers, and apprentices participating in a correctional services apprenticeship program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act [HB-597]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to be the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program; expanding the purpose and scope of the Program to promote careers with certain public safety agencies; altering the eligibility criteria and the types of grants to be awarded under the Program; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop certain mental health wellness policies to be implemented in certain law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 709 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting [HB-565]
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[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of State Police to investigate any death of an incarcerated individual suspected to be a homicide that occurs while the individual is in the custody of the Division of Correction whether within or outside a correctional facility; and requiring the Department, by December 31 each year, to report to the Governor and the General Assembly the number of investigations completed and the number of cases referred by the Department for prosecution for the preceding calendar year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 956 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services – Maryland Correctional Enterprises Management Council – Report [SB-486]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Correctional Enterprises Management Council to research and review certain information relating to goods and services provided by Maryland Correctional Enterprises and report to the General Assembly on or before July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing Canceled on 03/28/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act [SB-470]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to be the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program; expanding the purpose and scope of the Program to promote careers with certain public safety agencies; altering the eligibility criteria and the types of grants to be awarded under the Program; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop certain mental health wellness policies to be implemented in certain law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 708 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding [HB-297]
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[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman; authorizing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board to make a recommendation for the distribution of money from the Performance Incentive Grant Fund to the Office; requiring the Office to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, by the Department of Juvenile Services, or in relation to individuals confined by either department; providing for the confidentiality of certain communications; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Agnes Crutchfield
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Failure to Obey a Court Order to Report to Confinement [HB-270]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a person to file for a petition for expungement of a conviction of failure to obey a court order to report to a place of confinement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin L. Grammer
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Notification of Release From Confinement (Jaycee Webster Victims' Rights Act) [HB-115]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a certain commitment unit to include in a notification given to a victim, victim's representative, or witness regarding the release from confinement of a sentenced defendant or child respondent the telephone number of the Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 758 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Notification of Release From Confinement (Jaycee Webster Victims' Rights Act) [SB-4]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a certain commitment unit to include in a notification given to a victim, victim's representative, or witness regarding the release from confinement of a sentenced defendant or child respondent the name and telephone number of the lead victim services employee of the State's Attorney's office of the county in which the sentenced defendant or child respondent was prosecuted.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Referred Judiciary on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Safety - Statewide DNA Database System, DNA Collection, and Penalties - Alterations [HB-249]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a certain DNA sample to be collected in a certain manner from an individual who is required to register as a sex offender; requiring a DNA sample to be collected by a certain individual or at a certain location under certain circumstances; prohibiting a DNA sample from being tested and placed in a certain statewide DNA database system until certain conditions are met; prohibiting an individual from refusing to provide a DNA sample as required; and requiring certain DNA samples or records to be destroyed and expunged.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2024