Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano has announced the creation of the county’s first-ever Conviction ...

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

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

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

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 Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced Monday a partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) ...

Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner is expected to discuss the sentencing of former police officer, James Pitts, who was ...

On Monday, Jan. 27, a Travis County Judge in the 403rd Judicial Court signed an order recommending the Texas Court of ...

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

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Former Philadelphia Police Homicide Detective James Pitts was sentenced Tuesday to 32 to 64 months in ...

Under Charles Linehan's three-year tenure leading the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office's acclaimed conviction review unit, ...