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MD SB632

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/31/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mary Washington

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires construction of a prerelease facility for women in Baltimore City on a site of at least 3 acres, with capacity for 1.25 times the number of women eligible for prerelease status in calendar year 2023

  • Sets updated deadlines: site plan completion by December 31, 2025; construction begins by July 1, 2026; facility operational by June 1, 2027

  • Mandates the Department of General Services review existing proposals by June 1, 2025 and issue an expedited request for proposals by August 1, 2025 if no current proposal meets requirements

  • Requires comprehensive gender-responsive rehabilitative services including education, vocational training, trauma-informed counseling, family reunification assistance, and reentry planning to be available to all female incarcerated individuals with prerelease status regardless of current facility assignment

  • Designates as an emergency measure taking effect immediately upon enactment, with progress reports due to legislative committees by July 1, 2025 and September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

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

Contracts

Last Action

Rereferred to Judiciary

4/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/7/2025
Rules and Executive Nominations4/1/2025
Judicial Proceedings1/29/2025

Full Bill Text

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