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Fourth Circuit Revives Wrongful Conviction Claim of Exonerated Maryland Prisoner, State Pays Him $3.1 Million

Article • August 1, 2025 • from PLN August, 2025

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

a writ of actual innocence. That allowed him to collect nearly $3.1 million from a state wrongful imprisonment fund in 2024. Washington was 25 when he was accused of fatally shooting Faheem “Bobo ...

Man Held in Jail Almost Three Months for Possession of ... Honey

Article • December 11, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Crime Labs, Wrongful Imprisonment

Man Held in Jail Almost Three Months for Possession of ... Honey by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A man sat in jail for nearly three months while the police tried twice at different labs to prove that jars of honey he had in his possession contained liquid methamphetamine. And …

Exonerated Prisoner Awarded $15 Million for Misconduct by Baltimore Police

Article • July 2, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Exonerated Prisoner Awarded $15 Million for Misconduct by Baltimore Police by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On October 5, 1994, Sabein Burgess’ life changed forever when his girlfriend, Michelle Dyson, was brutally murdered at her home in Baltimore, Maryland. Burgess discovered his girlfriend’s body, called for help and then returned …

“Demons” Push Chris Conover to Suicide 12 Years after Release

Article • October 14, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, DNA Testing/Samples, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Suicides, FBI

“Demons” Push Chris Conover to Suicide 12 Years after Release by Release from prison is a great relief, and that is especially so for wrongfully convicted persons. The future, however, is wrought with difficulties, obstacles, and prejudice. For Chris Conover, it was a burden that overwhelmed him, pushing him to …

Maryland Jury Awards $5.6 Million for False Arrest and Detention

Article • January 12, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Municipal Liability, False Arrest

Maryland Jury Awards $5.6 Million for False Arrest and Detention by Matthew Clarke Maryland Jury Awards $5.6 Million for False Arrest and Detention by Matt Clarke On October 25, 2012, a Maryland jury awarded a man $5.6 million for damages incurred after he was arrested in Washington, D.C. on an …

Jury Awards $1.8 Million for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution

Article • June 15, 2009

Filed under: Retaliation, Damages, Wrongful Imprisonment, Police, False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police)

Jury Awards $1.8 Million for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution by In April, 2008, five Maryland men were awarded more than $1.8 million in compensatory and punitive damages in a civil rights suit alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution by Baltimore police officer Robert Cirello. Plaintiffs' attorneys, James L. Rhodes …

Dismissal of Suit Challenging Loss of Diminution Credits Upheld

Article • April 15, 2009

Filed under: Prison Labor, Education, Civil Procedure, Parties, Good Time, Wrongful Imprisonment

Dismissal of Suit Challenging Loss of Diminution Credits Upheld by On May 8, 2008, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld the dismissal of a prisoner suit challenging the loss of diminution credits. Alfred Fraction and Gregory Nutter, Maryland prisoners, sued the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and …

Maryland Prison Officials Get Qualified Immunity for Prisoner “Retake” Orders

Article • May 15, 2008

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Wrongful Imprisonment, Qualified Immunity

Maryland Prison Officials Get Qualified Immunity for Prisoner “Retake” Orders by Maryland Prison Officials Get Qualified Immunity for Prisoner "Retake" Orders Based on a state appellate decision concerning sentence credit, prison officials decided they had released some prisoners incorrectly, so they had them arrested and reincarcerated through "retake orders." The …

Maryland Man Awarded $6.4 Million For False Imprisonment, Police Misconduct

Article • March 15, 2007 • from PLN March, 2007

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Searches, DNA Testing/Samples, Wrongful Imprisonment, Municipal Liability, False Arrest

Maryland Man Awarded $6.4 Million For False Imprisonment, Police Misconduct by Michael Rigby On August 30, 2006, a jury in Prince George?s County, Maryland, awarded $6.4 million to a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for the brutal rape and murder of his wife. During trial the jury heard compelling evidence …

Maryland Prisons MisCalculate Half of All Prisoner Release Dates

Article • November 15, 2005 • from PLN November, 2005

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Prison Labor, Sentencing, Good Time, Wrongful Imprisonment

Maryland Prisons MisCalculate Half of All Prisoner Release Dates by by David M. Reutter Up to one half of all Maryland prisoners early release dates at two prisons were erroneous, concluded a report by the Maryland Office of Legislative Audits. The report declined to identify the two prisons it audited, …

Mistakenly Released Prisoners Have No Due Process Rights

Article • April 15, 2002 • from PLN April, 2002

Filed under: Liberty Interests, Sentencing, Good Time, Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Release, Qualified Immunity

Mistakenly Released Prisoners Have No Due Process Rights by The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has held that prisoners who were released on mandatory supervision then arrested as escaped prisoners and reincarcerated without a hearing had no right to due process. Vincent Henderson, Daryelle Rexrode, and John Calella, …