State legal experts discuss exactly how wrongful convictions cases are processed in Maryland, with county officials highlighting that "there's not a single county actor that is involved in this" process, despite the State shifting 50 percent of the cost to counties. This shift came last session along with a number of other state costs to counties, as the General Assembly sought to once again correct for perennial gaps in state revenue. During the 2025 MACo…

Legislative changes during the FY26 budget deliberations shifted a portion of the cost burden for wrongful convictions on to counties. With the new law in affect, counties are now picking up the settlement costs for a process they have no control over.  A recent Maryland Matters article highlighted some of the next steps in a novel move by the State to shift some of the costs of wrongful conviction settlements onto county governments. As previously covered on Conduit Street this…