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House panel advances bill changing selection process for Maryland Parole Commission
Summary
Lawmakers advanced a bill that would change how parole commissioners are selected, creating a nominating commission with specified seats including a public defender representative and a prisoners’ rights advocate; the favorable report was adopted and the bill was printed for third reading.
The Maryland House adopted a favorable committee report and ordered printed for third reading a bill that would change how members of the Maryland Parole Commission are selected.
The bill would replace the current system, in which the secretary appoints parole commissioners, with a nominating commission that would vet candidates and present three names to the governor. Floor discussion described the nominating commission as a statewide panel with specific seats.
The floor leader summarized the commission’s proposed composition, saying…
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