Office of the District Attorney, Conviction Integrity Unit, Las Vegas

The Office of the Las Vegas District Attorney Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) is a unit whose purpose is to re-examine convictions where new evidence suggesting actual innocence has surfaced and to guard against future error by adopting and implementing prosecution best practices. The CIU is composed of a Chief Deputy District Attorney, a Paralegal, and an Investigator. Their primary goal is to review factual claims of innocence, often when new evidence is brought to the attention of prosecutors. Before a re-investigation of the case may be started, the following requirements must be met: the claimant must present new evidence of actual innocence that can be investigated and potentially substantiated, and case records needed for re-investigation of the claim must exist and be available for review, the claim must not be frivolous, and the claimant must agree to fully cooperate with the unit. If you want more information on who is eligible for review by the CIU, Please contact them directly. Please click here to learn more about what a Conviction Integrity Unit is.