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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Andy Grimm

Kim Foxx revamps Cook County wrongful conviction unit, names senior adviser as new head

Michelle Mbekeani will lead the rebranded Conviction Review Unit in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. (LinkedIn)

State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, with little over a year left as Cook County’s top prosecutor, is revamping the office that handles wrongful conviction cases, one of the signature issues of her often embattled administration.

Since Foxx won election as a reform candidate in 2016, her office has overturned more than 200 cases based on allegations of misconduct or new evidence that cast doubt on convictions.

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