Here’s How Wrongfully Convicted Maryland Prisoners Were Compensated In The Past

Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post: Local
Thu, 09/26/2019 - 3:00am

Gov. Larry Hogan has said the existing system is not equipped to pay five innocent men seeking $12 million for the 120 years they spent in prison.

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