Law will fix Maryland’s compensation system for individuals that were erroneously convicted, sentenced and confined Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today signed into law legislation to fix the state’s compensation system for wrongfully convicted Marylanders. The legislation, known as “The Walter Lomax Act,” passed the House and the Senate unanimously last

In January 1987, Adeline Wilford was murdered in her Talbot County, Maryland, home when she interrupted a burglary in progress. Police believed that the killer or killers had entered the house through a laundry room window—they found palm prints on the window and the washing machine right inside the window,

This morning, the Baltimore City Circuit Court vacated the conviction of Melvin Thomas, who has spent nearly 19 years in prison for an attempted murder he did not commit. Later today, Melvin will leave prison as a free man, thanks to the work of our longtime friend and colleague, Booth

Last week, MAIP client Matt Horner walked out of prison for the first time in 15 years, released on electronic monitoring. A federal judge reversed Matt’s conviction in February. While the state is appealing, it agreed to the release given the risks to prisoners during the COVID-19 outbreak. Matt was

THREE BALTIMORE MEN TO BE FREED AFTER SPENDING A COMBINED 108 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A MURDER THEY DID NOT COMMIT Today, the Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) at the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office announced that it would agree to vacate the convictions and dismiss all charges against Mid-Atlantic Innocence

[Baltimore, May 3, 2019] Today, the Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) at the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office announced that it would agree to vacate the convictions and dismiss all charges against Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) client Kenneth “JR” McPherson and University of Baltimore Innocence Project Clinic (UBIPC) client Eric Simmons,

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