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Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) is dedicated to correcting and preventing the conviction of innocent people in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.

The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) is a life-saving resource for many residents of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland. MAIP fights injustice by bringing free, comprehensive legal assistance to regional residents facing wrongful convictions and incarceration. To create a brighter, more just future for our region, MAIP directly engages our legal, judicial, and law enforcement leaders to educate them and the public of the problems that can lead to these wrongful convictions and incarcerations. To date, MAIP has secured the exoneration or release of 44 innocent men. These men spent a total of more than 889 years in prison—lost years with their children and families, and as active members of their communities—a massive injury to justice. Follow us for updates about exonerations, preventing wrongful convictions, and news of the Innocence movement in the United States and around the world. With the generous support of individuals like you the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project has exonerated scores of innocent people and worked around the country to reform our criminal justice system. You too can support our work by donating to the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project: https://exonerate.org/donate/

If you are interested in talking to MAIP about your case or your loved one's, please write us. Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project
1413 K St NW Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005

Looking to help in the fight against wrongful conviction? 🤝There are many ways to get involved in the mission and help u...
10/22/2026

Looking to help in the fight against wrongful conviction? 🤝

There are many ways to get involved in the mission and help us advocate for a more just legal system!

Every action helps bring us closer to a fairer justice system. Join us in standing with those who are fighting for freedom.

Visit exonerate.org/get-involved to learn more!
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10/21/2026

Cliff Yarborough is one of eight men that was wrongfully convicted of a 1984 murder in D.C. He was convicted at 16 years old and spent 35 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. He is free, but still fighting for exoneration.

Two weeks ago, we had the privilege of hearing a poem he wrote the day before he found out he was going home. The title of that poem is "What is Life."
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10/20/2026

Your donation makes an impact. Each gift provides direct support to our free legal services for the wrongfully convicted and helps provide resources for the freed and exonerated individuals navigating reentry.

When you give to MAIP, you help restore a life.
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10/19/2026

ICYMI: Yesterday evening, I had the pleasure of joining In the Courts with Katie Barlow alongside Shawn Armbrust, Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project.

We discussed our formal partnership, the importance of collaboration in promoting accountability, and our shared commitment to ensuring that justice is served.

Fact or Fiction🔎Fiction: Human memories are reliable.The human memory can be influenced by a number of variables that ra...
10/16/2026

Fact or Fiction🔎

Fiction: Human memories are reliable.

The human memory can be influenced by a number of variables that range from how far away the witness was from the crime scene to internal bias, to stress and trauma from observing a crime. The human memory is fundamentally flawed.
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History of the Innocence Movement📖In 1996, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, and later founding member of the Inn...
10/15/2026

History of the Innocence Movement📖

In 1996, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, and later founding member of the Innocence Project's board, commissioned a report on the causes of the 28 wrongful convictions that had been overturned through DNA testing.

The report discovered that many of the cases had the following attributes: eyewitness identification, use of non-DNA forensic evidence, alleged government misconduct, evidence discovered after trial, and deterioration of evidence.
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Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the strength, resilience, and voices of Native and Indigenous communities.Ac...
10/12/2026

Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the strength, resilience, and voices of Native and Indigenous communities.

Across the country, Native and Indigenous people are disproportionately affected and represented in the criminal legal justice system. Native and Indigenous people are incarcerated at a rate of 763 per 100,000 people which is four times higher than the incarceration rate of white people (Prison Policy Initiative). This occurs through a number of faults in the criminal legal justice system including: over-policing, limited access to resources, and lack of representation (Safety and Justice Challenge).

We are committed to working toward a future where no one suffers from wrongful conviction. Justice means standing with communities who have long been silenced.
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Today, we stand with those whose mental health has been deeply impacted by wrongful convictions and a flawed justice sys...
10/10/2026

Today, we stand with those whose mental health has been deeply impacted by wrongful convictions and a flawed justice system. Nearly 80% of exonerees reported that they have experienced at least one traumatic event in prison.

Being wrongfully incarcerated doesn't just steal time, it takes a toll on mental health. Our Exoneree Support Program is committed to helping our freed and exonerated clients access mental health services that are tailored to their experiences and needs as they rebuild their lives.

Mental health is justice. Freedom is justice.
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Did you know? 💡False confessions are much more common that many people believe. They can happen for a variety of reasons...
10/08/2026

Did you know? 💡

False confessions are much more common that many people believe. They can happen for a variety of reasons including mental exhaustion, language barriers, intellectual disabilities, coercive interrogation tactics, and more.
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Did You Know? 💡There are several ways in which forensic science errors can occur when examining or reporting on forensic...
10/07/2026

Did You Know? 💡

There are several ways in which forensic science errors can occur when examining or reporting on forensic evidence. A study done by the National Institute of Justice identifies 5 main errors. According to their study, the most common of these errors are incompetent or fraudulent examiners, disciplines that have an inadequate scientific foundation (“junk science”), and organizational deficiencies in training, management, governance, or resources.
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