Today, I am proud to have fulfilled a significant campaign promise, as we announced the launch of a Post-Conviction Unit and an Innocence Commission. When someone has been wrongly convicted, it is incumbent upon prosecutors to correct that injustice.https://www.sfdistrictattorney.org/press-release/formation-of-post-conviction-unit-and-innocence-commission/ …
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Replying to @chesaboudin
So basically you are turning the DA's office into a second Public Defender's office.
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Replying to @WillyNaakt @chesaboudin
"conviction integrity units" are not new, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with a DA's office trying to make sure they only convict the guilty. Here is a list of 65 cities that have them http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/Conviction-Integrity-Units.aspx …
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