AG Ellison released the results of an external audit of his office’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU), which heaped praise on the CRU for, among other things, the number of cases they reviewed relative to their size and their impartiality and evidence-based investigation methods. The Quattrone Center from the Fair Administration of Justice conducted this first-of-its-kind audit at the behest of the CRU’s Advisory Board to learn what is working and what can be improved.

“I launched Minnesota’s Conviction Review Unit because no innocent person should serve time for a crime they did not commit. I am extremely proud of the work our Conviction Review Unit has done, which had led to innocent people being released from prison, and I am grateful for the hard work and dedication of everyone in the Unit. Nobody benefits when the wrong person is locked up, except the perpetrator who committed the crime in the first place. I am grateful to the Quattrone Center for reviewing the work of our Conviction Review Unit, I’m grateful to the staff of our CRU as well as its fantastic advisory board, and I look forward to continuing the CRU’s important work into the future.” – AG Ellison