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

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.” ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to target immigrants with criminal records as he launches a "mass deportation" to ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested in Springfield after police say he abducted a woman and attempted to sexually assault her.

The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 ...