Imagine spending years in prison for a crime you didn’t commit. Fairfax County is taking a big step to prevent that from happening by launching its first-ever Conviction Integrity Unit, a new ...

Fairfax Co. creates Conviction Integrity Unit to prove it’s committed to reexamining “cases to see if a mistake has been made, and to free an innocent person.” ...

“This Conviction Integrity Unit turned into one of those things that, hell or high water, this was going to happen. And I’m glad we’re at that point now. ...

We are talking about, the Conviction Integrity Unit, amazing effort to right some possible wrongs. But take it. Look, take a look at those cases that you think really need to be looked at again.

Arlington's conviction integrity unit gets its first exoneration based on evidence. Credit: niroworld - stock.adobe.com Virginia US state law, legal system and justice concept with a 3D rendering ...

For that reason, in July, my office announced the creation of our Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU). That unit is fully staffed and open for business — I’m proud to say we are taking ...

Bribes of heroin. Threats of arrest. Hours of interrogating a sex worker convulsing from opioid withdrawal. One year after ...

David Sparks was 16 in 2006 when he was charged with the fatal shooting of Gary Hall. Sparks spent 17 years behind bars ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois launched its first-ever Conviction Integrity Unit to fight back against wrongful convictions. Attorney General Kwame Raoul was joined by several state's attorneys ...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, joined by state’s attorneys from around Illinois, and members of the Conviction Integrity Unit, announces the launch of Illinois’ first targeted effort to ...

State Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced last week that he has started a conviction integrity unit. It will investigate claims of actual innocence to determine whether new, ...