The ACLU of Maryland opposes HB 963, which would alter parole eligibility for persons sentenced for a violent crime committed on or after October 1, 2018 such that parole eligibility would be delayed even further than existing law allows.
HB 963 - Correctional Services - Eligibility for Parole - Violent Crime
Sponsors
Delegates Malone, Afzali, Arentz, Buckel, Cassilly, Corderman, Folden, Glass, Grammer, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, Miele, W. Miller, Parrott, Rose, Shoemaker, Szeliga, and Vogt
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