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FILE - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, center; Treasurer Dereck Davis, left; and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, right, who comprise the Board of Public Works, are seen, Nov. 8, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. Maryland officials approved more than $3 million on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, for Gary Washington, a Baltimore man who was wrongly convicted of murder and spent more than 31 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Moore apologized to Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)
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Maryland officials have approved more than $3 million in compensation for a man who spent more than 31 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder.
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