Imagine spending years in prison for a crime you didn’t commit. Fairfax County is taking a big step to prevent that from ...

Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano has announced the creation of the county’s first-ever Conviction Integrity Unit, a new initiative aimed at reviewing potential wrongful felony ...

Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced Monday a partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (MAIP) ...

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

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

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.” ...

But whether the executive order even applies to those posts remains unclear. Trump’s pick to lead VA told lawmakers Tuesday that he is still examining the new rule, but he’s optimistic it will ...

Doug Collins, President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of Veterans Affairs, pledged to preserve the VA's health care system but also improve medical services for veterans through community ...

Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., introduced Collins to the Senate committee. "If we were to write up qualifications for VA secretary, Doug Collins' picture would be right up next to the description," Cramer ...

Seated on the secluded deck of her Fairfax County, Virginia, home with a coffee in hand, she dialed the number for Fairfax County police. There was nothing special about this Friday in June.

Fairfax County leaders hope their Trust Policy will help counter fear and anxiety provoked by the talk of mass deportation. Adopted in 2021, the Trust Policy makes clear immigration status is not ...

The Restore VA Accountability Act is sponsored by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., ...