The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project works to prevent and correct the conviction of innocent people in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. We have one of the highest success rates in the country for exonerating those who have been wrongfully accused. Since the project began in 2000, we have helped secure the release or exoneration of 21 men in the DC area. These men spent a total of 352 years in prison–years that were not spent with their children and their families.
The people who come to MAIP for help have nowhere else to turn. Many have been convicted of terrible crimes and are despised and ignored by society despite their innocence. Often, they have never had competent legal representation. MAIP gives hope to people who feel that they are out of options.
We work to correct that massive injury to justice every day.