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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

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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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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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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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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10/06/2026

In its September 24, 2026, decision, the DCCA found that the Superior Court failed to properly consider significant exculpatory evidence presented at a 2022 IPA hearing and key portions of the record—including police statements that another suspect—not Mr. Faltz—was driving the vehicle involved in a fatal 2002 crash that claimed two lives.

The appellate court concluded that the Superior Court’s analysis was legally and factually deficient and held that Mr. Faltz’s IPA petition must be reconsidered in light of the totality of the evidence.

This marks the second time the DCCA has identified significant problems with the Superior Court’s handling of Mr. Faltz’s innocence claim. Given the repeated and similar errors with the Superior Court’s analysis, the appellate court took the unprecedented step of ordering that the case be reassigned to a different judge.

For Mr. Faltz, MAIP and co-counsel from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, the ruling represents a significant step forward in the ongoing effort to have the full evidentiary record considered—and to ensure that his claim of innocence receives the careful review required under the IPA.

Head to the following link to read the full press release: https://ow.ly/1Ebl50ZUTCT
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10/02/2026

Today is . Collectively, MAIP's 45 freed and exonerated clients lost over 900 years to prison for crimes they did not commit. Their stories are both sobering accounts of how wrongful conviction shatters individual lives and communities and inspiring tales of courage and perseverance. In the face of unimaginable injustice, they never gave up the pursuit for freedom.

Innocent people are wrongfully convicted and incarcerated across the country every day. We are dedicated to righting the wrongs of the criminal-legal system and bringing each innocent person home. We hope you will join us in the fight to free innocent people and prevent future injustices by donating today: https://ow.ly/FJle50TAA9F
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10/01/2026

This month, two cases took crucial steps forward. Lamont McGinnis and Franklin Tolbert were teenagers when they were taken from their families to serve time for crimes they did not commit.

Lamont was wrongfully convicted in 1992 and spent 32 years in prison. While he is home, he is still battling for full freedom.

Franklin was wrongfully convicted in 2010 and has spent 16 years in prison. He is desperately fighting to get home to his mother.

We will not stop until full freedom is realized.

Tomorrow, we celebrate Wrongful Conviction Day by honoring the wrongfully convicted - those exonerated and those still waiting for freedom - but the work continues every day.
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09/30/2026

Today, on International Podcast Day, we look back to a Wrongful Conviction podcast from 2024 with Jason Flom on the of the eight men convicted for the 1984 murder of Catherine Fuller:

The man who found Mrs. Fuller’s body identified James McMillan as a potential suspect. Still, he was never pursued, despite having a violent history of assaulting and robbing women in alleys. Instead, the police turned a crime committed by one man into a crime committed by seven young Black men.

One of the young men was Chris Turner, former MAIP board member.

Listen to Chris Turner’s incredible story with commentary from Shawn Armbrust, MAIP Executive Director on episode 481 of Wrongful Conviction.

Help us give a voice to the wrongfully convicted.
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09/29/2026

Prison conditions and lack of access to health care significantly deteriorate health complications. A Life After Justice survey shows individuals who spent an average of 20 years wrongfully incarcerated, and have been home for an average of 13 years, self-report having developed medical, dental, or vision conditions that they did not have prior to incarceration.
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