Three men who spent 36 years in prison for a murder they did not commit — they were wrongly arrested as teenagers by Baltimore police and wrongly convicted by a jury — will receive $48 million from the city after a vote Wednesday by the Baltimore City Board of Estimates.
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Baltimore to pay $48 million to 3 men wrongly imprisoned for 36 years
The ‘Harlem Park Three’ were arrested as teens, convicted of a school hallway slaying they didn’t commit
By Tom Jackman
October 18, 2023 at 5:41 p.m. EDT