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The General Assembly's vote to remove Maryland's governor from the parole system for lifers is a bold, and long overdue, strike for justice over politics.
Maryland bill would remove parole veto powers from governor
KIMBERLY SEIF of Capital News Service
April 8, 2021
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A bill that would remove the governor from the parole process is on a bumpy path through the Maryland Legislature, as both chambers have different versions of the bill that must be hammered out in just a few days.
SB0202, sponsored by Sen. Delores Kelley, D-Baltimore, has been passed through both the Senate and House chambers.
The original bill that was introduced into the Senate increased from 15 to 20 years the amount of time inmates who were sentenced to life in prison would need to serve before becoming eligible for parole.
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