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