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 ...

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.

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. ...

Battler for the wrongly convicted will join Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Former State Appellate Defender Valerie Newman is the director of the newly-formed conviction integrity unit in the ...

Lake County will maintain its own unit, a spokeswoman said. Overall, it has reviewed about 25 cases, and exonerated two men: Herman Williams and Robert Melock, who were both convicted of murder ...

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 ...

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 ...

James Langhorne, 51, of Baltimore, was released in February after serving almost 30 years in prison for a murder that he did ...