Yesterday, the Virginia Supreme Court granted a Writ of Actual Innocence in the case of our client, Winston Scott, fully exonerating him of the 1975 rape for which he was wrongfully convicted. Winston is the 31st innocent person we’ve helped free or exonerate at MAIP. The decision marks only the

[Baltimore, December 18, 2018] Today, the Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) at the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office announced that it would agree to vacate the conviction and dismiss all charges against Clarence Shipley, who has spent the last 27 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Clarence

Brooke Baldwin had MAIP exoneree Jerome Johnson and MAIP Executive Director on CNN’s Newsroom today. Watch it here: “As long as you keep on fighting, eventually, the truth will come out” – Jerome Johnson, cleared of murder after 30 years behind bars, shares his message for the other innocent people

After 30 years and countless attorneys and attempts to free him, Jerome Johnson was finally released from prison for a crime he did not commit. Here is just a sample of the media coverage. Washington Post Baltimore Sun WBAL (Baltimore) Fox 45 (Baltimore) The Daily Mail (UK) The Grio (blog)

Today, the Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) at the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office announced that it would agree to vacate the conviction and dismiss all charges against Jerome Johnson, a 50-year-old client of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) and defense lawyer Nancy Forster. Jerome has spent the last 30 years

Today, Governor Larry Hogan signed into law a bill championed by Senator Bobby Zirkin to ensure that innocent people who previously pled guilty are able to prove their innocence in court. The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) worked with the University of Baltimore Innocence Project Clinic (UBIPC) and the Innocence Project

A one-letter change in Virginia’s writ of actual innocence law five years ago that was dismissed by some as inconsequential may have made a big change in the life of a Chesapeake man exonerated last week of a 1977 rape. Pushed by MAIP Executive Director, Shawn Armbrust, and backed by

More coverage of Lamar Johnson’s exoneration and release from prison: WJLA (ABC) D.C. Fox 5 DC CBS News WUSA 9 WJZ (CBS) Baltimore Fox Carolina Lamar was in prison for 13 years for a crime he did not commit. MAIP has been working on his case for the past seven