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Maryland Senate passes Second Look Act

Summary by The Baltimore Sun

A bill to allow select incarcerated individuals serving lengthy prison sentences to have early release hearings before a judge is inching closer to passage in the General Assembly, which adjourns in five days. The Maryland Second Look Act passed out of the Senate 31-16 on Thursday and now heads back for a floor vote in the House, where lawmakers will consider an amendment that would exclude offenders convicted of killing first responders from co…

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Maryland Senate passes Second Look Act

19 hours ago·Baltimore, United States

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The Baltimore Banner

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Maryland Senate passes bill to allow reviews of long prison sentences

The Maryland Senate approved a bill Thursday that would allow sentence reviews for some people convicted of serious crimes when they were young, but Republicans who objected to the legislation also added an amendment making those convicted of killing a first responder ineligible.

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The Southern Maryland Chronicle

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Senate amends Second Look Act to make it unavailable to those who kill a first responder - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

By the narrowest of margins Wednesday, the Senate voted to amend the Second Look Act, which gives long-term incarcerated individuals a second chance at life, to make it unavailable to those convicted of killing a first responder.Eleven Senate Democrats joined all 13 Republicans to pass the amendment 24-23, before giving preliminary approval to the bill. The amendment means that if House Bill 853 wins final approval in the Senate it would have to…

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Maryland Matters

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Senate amends Second Look Act to make it unavailable to those who kill a first responder - Maryland Matters

Sen. Jack Bailey (R-Calvert and St. Mary's). (File photo by Bryan P. Sears)By the narrowest of margins Wednesday, the Senate voted to amend the Second Look Act, which gives long-term incarcerated individuals a second chance at life, to make it unavailable to those convicted of killing a first responder. Eleven Senate Democrats joined all 13 Republicans to pass the amendment 24-23, before giving preliminary approval to the bill. The amendment mea…

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alabamareflector.com

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Alabama House committee approves bill criminalizing interference with first responders

Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, speaks in the Alabama House of Representatives on May 8, 2024 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery. A House committee Wednesday approved legislation sponsored by Treadaway that makes it a crime to interfere with first responders. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved legislation to make it a crime to interfere with first responders working a scene after the sponsor removed…

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Jack Bailey’s Amendment Passes To Block Early Release For First Responder Murderers Under Maryland’s “Second Look Act” - The BayNet

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – During today’s floor session, Senate Republican successfully amended HB 853 “The Second Look Act” by securing bipartisan support for removing the early release option for those convicted of murdering first responders in the line of duty. The amendment passed on a close 24-23 vote. The Maryland Second Look Act would allow individuals serving life sentences to petition for an early release after serving at least 20 years – this in…

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