The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit (“CIU”) is the oldest and most active CIU in the state. 

The CIU consists of four sub-units: Conviction Integrity Program (“CIP”), Sentencing Review Program (“SRP”), Violations of Probation (“VOP”), and Civil Administrative (“OAH”).  The mission of the CIU is to ensure the integrity of post-trial outcomes.  CIP reviews claims of factual innocence and works in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project and its affiliates. VOP handles a variety of collateral matters including violations of probation, expungement, and other post-sentencing matters. SRP handles sentencing review claims such as those submitted under the Juvenile Restoration Act (“JRA”). OAH handles those civil claims filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings. 

Applying to the BCSAO Conviction Integrity Program (“CIP”)

The following basic criteria must apply:

• Conviction must have occurred in Baltimore City;
• Must be a claim of factual innocence;

Note: The CIP does not review non-innocence related. 

claims, i.e. procedural trial errors; and

• Applicant must be represented by an attorney or able to become represented by an attorney.

In order to submit your claim, please complete a CIP Application Form and Agreement Form, via email or regular mail, including:

• Defendant’s name
• Case Number(s)
• Specific claim of innocence, i.e. alibi witness, new forensics evidence, mistaken identification
• Provide any other relevant information that assists the CIP with investigating your claim

Claims submitted via email:

CIP@stattorney.org

Claims submitted via regular mail:

Conviction Integrity Program
Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office
120 East Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Freeing the Innocent

In partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, the CIP has exonerated 11 innocent men and vacated one conviction: