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MD SB632
Bill
Status
3/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mary Washington
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AI Summary
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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
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Sets updated deadlines: site plan completion by December 31, 2025; construction begins by July 1, 2026; facility operational by June 1, 2027
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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
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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
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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