Board of Public Works determines compensation package for pardoned persons whose conviction was in error, and may grant a reasonable amount for any financial or other appropriate counseling for the individual. Effective: 1999; Amended: 2003

Read the statute: MD State Fin& Proc 10-501

Facts on Post-Conviction DNA Exonerations

Alleging Negligence in Baltimore Crime Lab, Innocence Project Formally Requests Investigation under Federal Law

Compensating The Wrongly Convicted

A life stolen, a long road back

Compensating the Wrongfully Convicted

After Exoneration

81% of Exonerated People Who Have Been Compensated Under State Laws Received Less Than the Federal Standard, New Innocence Project Report Shows