Wicomico County Pays for Wrongful Conviction

Wicomico County is set to pay nearly $287,000 to compensate Tavon Tull, a man wrongfully convicted of rape and later exonerated — a move mandated by Maryland’s new Walter Lomax Act, which requires counties to cover half of wrongful conviction payouts. Facing a state deadline, the county council approved drawing from its savings to meet the bill, making Wicomico one of the first jurisdictions hit by this sweeping law. While Baltimore City paid over $1.3 million, Wicomico’s payment reflects the human cost of justice gone wrong — and the financial burden it now places on local governments. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c904c279e3106e47