Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, Conviction Integrity Unit

The Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, Conviction Integrity Unit has a goal to identify and overturn wrongful convictions. The mission of the CIU is to evaluate and investigate claims of wrongful conviction, take proactive steps to overturn wrongful convictions and implement important changes in the law that will finally allow for more wrongly convicted people to pursue their claims in the court. The claim of actual innocence must be predicated on a factual matter, not a purely legal issue. In general, a Conviction Integrity Unit reexamines past convictions with questions over the defendant’s guilt or innocence. In addition to making sure people are serving prison sentences for crimes they actually committed, these offices also identify areas where improvement is needed to avoid future mistakes. For more information on how to request a case review by the CIU, please contact them directly. Please click here to learn more about what a Conviction Integrity Unit is.