Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is launching a unit to investigate cases in which new evidence could prove the innocence of people convicted of serious crimes. “Wrongful convictions destroy lives.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is launching a statewide effort aimed at preventing wrongful convictions. Raoul on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Conviction Integrity Unit, which will be tasked with investigating claims of actual innocence in violent felony cases where new and credible evidence of innocence has been discovered,

The new Conviction Integrity Unit will primarily help state’s attorneys in counties that do not already have offices to investigate potential wrongful convictions.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has announced a new unit that is the first of its kind. On Nov. 12, Raoul announced the creation of the first-ever Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) within the Attorney General’s office.

CHICAGO (WGEM) - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D) is opening a new unit looking at past convictions making sure prosecutors got it right. He announced Tuesday his office is launching a Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU).

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul introduced a new statewide initiative on Tuesday to prevent the ‘devastation of wrongful convictions’ across the state. The Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) aims to help those who believe they were sentenced for a crime they didn’t commit.