We have finalized plans for Innocence Week!  The week will feature four luncheon lectures.  All lectures are free and open to the public.  Monday's panel will consist of Washington College of Law criminal law professors in a discussion of how a truly innocent person can be wrongly convicted in the American system of justice.  Tuesday's luncheon will feature Detective Jim Trainum of the DC Metropolitan Police Department, Tim O'Toole of the DC Public Defender Service, and MAIP Executive Director Shawn Armbrust discussing eyewitness misidentification and false confessions.  On Wednesday, we will have a special presentation and book-signing by Kirk Bloodsworth, a Maryland man who was wrongly convicted of a brutal rape and murder and who spent several years on death row before his exoneration.  He will be accompanied by Tim Junkin, who wrote a book about his case, and John Terzano, the Executive Director of The Justice Project.  Finally, on Thursday, we will hear from two men, including Dennis Fritz, who were wrongly convicted and eventually exonerated after spending many years in prison.  Mr. Fritz will sign copies of his new book following the luncheon.  For details about time and location, please see the Innocence Week Schedule.

On Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., we will offer a professionally staged production of the critically acclaimed play The Exonerated.  Tickets to The Exonerated are $10 for students and $30 for others.  For details about the play, please see the attached Poster.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged for both the luncheons and the play.  To register for the luncheons or to purchase tickets for the play, click here and, under "Event Information," scroll down to the program or play that you wish to attend.