District Attorney's Office Conviction Review Unit

2017 NACo Achievement Award Winner

San Diego County, Calif., CA

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About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2017

Continuing the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office tradition of assuring post-conviction justice, the agency has established the Conviction Review Unit (CRU) to examine post-conviction claims of innocence where credible and verifiable evidence is identified or new technology exists to test or retest remaining evidence.