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Lucas County to begin operating conviction integrity unit

Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates is finalizing the structure and guidelines for the conviction integrity unit that reviews post-conviction claims of innocence.

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Has justice been served in a 20-year-old Toledo murder?

Has justice been served in a 20-year-old Toledo murder?
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Danny Brown chases elusive exoneration for 1981 Birmingham Terrace murder | 11 Investigates

A change in Ohio law increases the odds that Lucas County will have its first wrongful imprisonment designation.

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Lourdes University announces plans to review wrongful conviction

The program's goal is to achieve exonerations in Lucas County, which is one of the few counties in Ohio without an exoneration since 1989

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Evidence not given to defense in 1993 murder trial

The Lucas County Prosecutor's Office admitted that key evidence in a murder trial was not released to the defendant’s lawyer. The defendant is seeking a new trial.

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11 Investigates: Gerken pledges to push for county conviction integrity unit

The support follows multiple WTOL 11 stories on the county's justice system. The commissioner says it will give hope to those wrongly convicted.

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What is a 'dark plea' and should inmates take them?

11 Investigates explored the realities of agreeing to a dark plea.

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11 Investigates honored by Toledo City Council

WTOL Lead Investigator Brian Dugger, photojournalist Eric Rerucha accept proclamation honoring investigations into Cedar Point, fire escrow and Guilty Without Proof.

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11 Investigates | Conviction integrity units not popular in Ohio

More than 3,000 people have been exonerated since 1989, and many of them after work by CIUs.

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11 Investigates: Judges crucial in getting Braddy, Willis deal

The Judges for Justice group credits the community and WTOL's "Guilty without Proof" for the agreement that freed the men and call for a conviction integrity unit.

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