Imagine spending years in prison for a crime you didn’t commit. Fairfax County is taking a big step to prevent that from ...

After nearly 30 years of incarceration, James Langhorne had his murder conviction vacated, following an investigation that ...

Wrongful convictions undermine public trust in the justice system and have devastating impacts on defendants, their families, ...

Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said he hoped the initiative will help to foster public trust in the ...

Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner said Tuesday that former police detective James Pitts, who was found guilty of ...

Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates and Lauren Lipscomb, the deputy state's attorney, joined FOX45 Morning News to ...

Bates said his office’s conviction integrity unit interviewed about 25 witnesses, including some who had relocated to New Zealand. Investigators in the unit reviewed all the case’s evidence ...

James Pitts, 54, used 'unlawful force' during interrogation of man who spent 11 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit ...

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.” ...

Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano has announced the creation of the county’s first-ever Conviction Integrity Unit, a new initiative aimed at reviewing potential wrongful ...