Conviction Review Units

Conviction Review Units are entities located within District Attorneys’ offices that are designed to investigate claims of wrongful convictions. Many of these units have also developed policies designed to reduce future false convictions. A listing of Conviction Review Units is shown below:

Arizona:
• Pima County

California:
• Los Angeles County
• San Diego County
• Santa Clara County
• Ventura County
• Yolo County

Colorado:
• Denver

Illinois:
• Cook County
• Lake County

Louisiana:
• New Orleans

 Maryland:
• Baltimore

Massachusetts:
• Suffolk County
• Middlesex County

Michigan:
• Wayne County

Nevada:
• Clark County

New York:
• Brooklyn
• Manhattan
• Nassau County
• Oneida County

 Ohio:
• Cuyahoga County

Oregon:
• Multnomah County

Pennsylvania:
• Philadelphia

Texas:
• Dallas
• Harris County
• Bexar County
• Tarrant County

Washington, D.C.:
• District of Columbia