Maryland approves more than $3M for Baltimore man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved.
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Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved.
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Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction. Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved. “On the behalf of the entire state, I’m sorry for the failure of the justice system," Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice, he prayed the state could provide compensation "in a way that your family deserves.”
BALTIMORE — Maryland officials on Wednesday awarded more than $3 million to a Baltimore man who served 31 years in prison before he was exonerated, one of the largest payments under a 2021 law that reformed how the state compensates people who have been wrongfully convicted. Gary Washington, 63, met privately with Gov. Wes Moore and then watched silently as the three-member Maryland Board of ...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction. Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved. “On the