Before sending the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project a request, we recommend that you read our list of Frequently Asked Questions to determine if you are an appropriate candidate for our project. If your case meets the initial criteria, please send us some information about your case as well as the Screening Questionnaire. Please note that it is imperative that the questionnaire be filled out by an inmate-not by a family member or friend. Completed questionnaires should be mailed to:

Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project 
 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington DC, 20016

Please print clearly. Please be assured that any information you send will be kept confidential. You should expect that such information will be shared with law students, attorneys, and investigators only to the extent necessary to obtain or provide legal or investigative assistance for you. Please also understand that we may contact your former and/or current attorneys for information about your case.

When can I expect a response?

Once we receive the questionnaire, it will take our office some time to evaluate it, and you may not hear from our office immediately. Please do not telephone or write additional letters asking about your case. We will be in touch with you about your case as soon as possible. Because of the large volume of requests, it may take months before the Project screeners are able to make a decision on whether or not to accept a case. Please be patient.