Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project

Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project
Abbreviation	MAIP
Formation	2000
Type	Non-profit organization
Purpose	Seek the exoneration and release of persons who have been convicted of crimes that they did not commit.
Headquarters	George Washington University Law School
Location	Washington, D.C.;
Executive Director	Shawn Armbrust
Affiliations	Innocence Project, Innocence Network
Website	https://exonerate.org/

The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) is a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C., that provides pro bono investigative and legal assistance to people who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. . MAIP is dedicated to correcting and preventing the conviction of innocent people through the use of DNA and other evidence. MAIP is a member of the Innocence Network.

History[edit]

Founded in 2000, MAIP has secured the exoneration or release of 21 innocent men. These men spent a total of more than 352 years in prison. The Project has in-house attorneys and investigators who investigate cases and represent individuals with pro bono lawyers. MAIP also works to prevent wrongful convictions thru advocacy and education with local and state law enforcement. MAIP offices are located at the George Washington University Law School.

Exonerations[edit]

Thomas Haynesworth^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Norfolk Four (Derek Tice, Danial Williams, Joseph Dick, Eric Wilson)^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Marvin Anderson^[9]^[10]
Edward Bell
David Boyce^[11]^[12]^[13]
Sabien Burgess^[14]^[15]
Calvin Cunningham^[16]^[17]
Gary Diamond^[18]^[19]
Gary Gathers And Keith Mitchell^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Keith Harward^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]
Michael Hash^[28]^[29]
Aaron Michael Howard^[30]^[31]
Jerry Jenkins^[32]^[33]
Kevin Martin^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]
Michael McAlister^[38]^[39]^[40]
Jonathan Montgomery^[41]^[42]
George Seward

Board[edit]

Stephen Braga, Board President
Shawn Armbrust, Executive Director
Seth Rosenthal, Board Vice President^[43]
Matthew Bosher, Board Treasurer
Don Salzman
Hon. Robert Wexler
James Bensfield
Jon Talotta
Kobie Flowers
Lynn Gilbert
Rengan Rajaratham
Rob Cary
Seth Tucker
Steve Northup
Virginia Sloan

References[edit]

↑ "Thomas Haynesworth - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Thomas Haynesworth exonerated in rape case after 27 years in prison". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ Bazelon, Lara (2015-09-30). "Justice After Injustice". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ Schwartz, John (2011-12-06). "Virginia: Thomas Haynesworth Exonerated After 27 Years in Jail". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Joseph Dick, Jr. - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Danial Williams - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Derek Tice - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ Urbina, Ian (2009-08-06). "Virginia Governor Sets Free 3 Sailors Convicted in Rape and Murder". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Marvin Anderson - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ Clines, Francis X. (2001-12-10). "DNA Clears Virginia Man of 1982 Assault". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "David Boyce - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Judge tosses 1991 capital murder conviction, life sentences, in Newport News case". tribunedigital-dailypress. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Federal judge throws out capital murder conviction". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Sabein Burgess - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ George, Justin. "Man freed after 19 years for murder sues Baltimore police". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Calvin Wayne Cunningham - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Va. court exonerates convict". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Garry Diamond - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "DNA Evidence Clears Va. Man in '76 Abductions". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Gary Gathers - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Keith Mitchell - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "After more than 20 years in prison, a long road to freedom for 2 D.C. men". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "US Attorney's Office Dismisses Case Against Gathers and Mitchell | WilmerHale". www.wilmerhale.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Keith Harward - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Innocence Project: The Cases — Keith Allen Harward". Innocence Project. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ Press, Associated (2016-04-08). "Virginia man exonerated by DNA evidence walks free after 33 years in jail". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Attorney General of Virginia". www.oag.state.va.us. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Michael Hash - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "As murder conviction tossed after 12 years, Va. family hopes son will be home soon". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Guilty until proven innocent: Overturning the District's wrongful convictions". The Georgetown Voice. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "RAMSTACK: Innocence Project wins again". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Jerry Lee Jenkins - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Of record 87 exonerations last year, 4 were in Va". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Kevin Martin - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Man exonerated in 1982 killing; DNA reveals FBI error in conviction". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Man who spent 26 years in prison for murder exonerated". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "DNA Evidence Exonerates D.C. Man Convicted Of Murder, Rape After FBI Error 30 Years Ago". DCist. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Michael McAlister - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Governor pardons Va. man in prison 29 years in case of mistaken identity". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ News, A. B. C. (2015-05-14). "Man Pardoned After 29 Years in Jail 'Overwhelmed'". ABC News. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Johnathan Montgomery - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Virginia court declares Johnathon Montgomery an innocent man". tribunedigital-dailypress. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
↑ "Guilty until proven innocent: Overturning the District's wrongful convictions". The Georgetown Voice. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2017-03-13.

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[1] "Thomas Haynesworth - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[2] "Thomas Haynesworth exonerated in rape case after 27 years in prison". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[3] Bazelon, Lara (2015-09-30). "Justice After Injustice". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[4] Schwartz, John (2011-12-06). "Virginia: Thomas Haynesworth Exonerated After 27 Years in Jail". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[5] "Joseph Dick, Jr. - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[6] "Danial Williams - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[7] "Derek Tice - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[8] Urbina, Ian (2009-08-06). "Virginia Governor Sets Free 3 Sailors Convicted in Rape and Murder". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[9] "Marvin Anderson - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[10] Clines, Francis X. (2001-12-10). "DNA Clears Virginia Man of 1982 Assault". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[11] "David Boyce - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[12] "Judge tosses 1991 capital murder conviction, life sentences, in Newport News case". tribunedigital-dailypress. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[13] "Federal judge throws out capital murder conviction". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[14] "Sabein Burgess - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[15] George, Justin. "Man freed after 19 years for murder sues Baltimore police". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[16] "Calvin Wayne Cunningham - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[17] "Va. court exonerates convict". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[18] "Garry Diamond - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[19] "DNA Evidence Clears Va. Man in '76 Abductions". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[20] "Gary Gathers - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[21] "Keith Mitchell - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[22] "After more than 20 years in prison, a long road to freedom for 2 D.C. men". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[23] "US Attorney's Office Dismisses Case Against Gathers and Mitchell | WilmerHale". www.wilmerhale.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[24] "Keith Harward - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[25] "Innocence Project: The Cases — Keith Allen Harward". Innocence Project. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[26] Press, Associated (2016-04-08). "Virginia man exonerated by DNA evidence walks free after 33 years in jail". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[27] "Attorney General of Virginia". www.oag.state.va.us. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[28] "Michael Hash - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[29] "As murder conviction tossed after 12 years, Va. family hopes son will be home soon". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[30] "Guilty until proven innocent: Overturning the District's wrongful convictions". The Georgetown Voice. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[31] ttp://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "RAMSTACK: Innocence Project wins again". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[32] "Jerry Lee Jenkins - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[33] "Of record 87 exonerations last year, 4 were in Va". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[34] "Kevin Martin - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[35] "Man exonerated in 1982 killing; DNA reveals FBI error in conviction". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[36] "Man who spent 26 years in prison for murder exonerated". Mail Online. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[37] "DNA Evidence Exonerates D.C. Man Convicted Of Murder, Rape After FBI Error 30 Years Ago". DCist. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[38] "Michael McAlister - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[39] "Governor pardons Va. man in prison 29 years in case of mistaken identity". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[40] News, A. B. C. (2015-05-14). "Man Pardoned After 29 Years in Jail 'Overwhelmed'". ABC News. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[41] "Johnathan Montgomery - National Registry of Exonerations". www.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[42] "Virginia court declares Johnathon Montgomery an innocent man". tribunedigital-dailypress. Retrieved 2017-02-13.

[43] "Guilty until proven innocent: Overturning the District's wrongful convictions". The Georgetown Voice. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2017-03-13.

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