Ryan Kost
@ryankost.bsky.social
Reporter @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com. Previously: Columbia Journalism Investigations; @SFChronicle; @Oregonian; @AP. Desert rat. 🏜
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Ryan Kost
@ryankost.bsky.social
· Dec 9
Why Families of People Who Died in Jail Can’t Get Their Day in Court
A tough legal precedent had kept his clients from their day in court, so Greg Belzley decided there was only one thing to do — try to change the law.
www.themarshallproject.org
Read my latest on the hard road prison and jail litigants have to walk for even the most basic and essential medical care — and why the courts offer little respite.
In @themarshallproject.org now:
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
In @themarshallproject.org now:
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
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New in @gothamist.com by @ryankost.bsky.social: "NYC schools falling short on education for youth in detention, new report finds".
@afcnewyork.bsky.social report finds the DOE has failed to report key data on educational services to youth in juvenile detention.
gothamist.com/news/nyc-sch...
@afcnewyork.bsky.social report finds the DOE has failed to report key data on educational services to youth in juvenile detention.
gothamist.com/news/nyc-sch...
NYC schools falling short on education for youth in detention, new report finds
The report also finds poor transition support that leaves many youth without a school placement upon reentry
gothamist.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New in @gothamist.com by @ryankost.bsky.social: "NYC schools falling short on education for youth in detention, new report finds".
@afcnewyork.bsky.social report finds the DOE has failed to report key data on educational services to youth in juvenile detention.
gothamist.com/news/nyc-sch...
@afcnewyork.bsky.social report finds the DOE has failed to report key data on educational services to youth in juvenile detention.
gothamist.com/news/nyc-sch...
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Got mine there last weekend
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Got mine there last weekend
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I got mine done, too.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I got mine done, too.
Also! I work at @wnyc.org/ @gothamist.com now… Get in touch with any and all tips.
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Also! I work at @wnyc.org/ @gothamist.com now… Get in touch with any and all tips.
I got mine done, too.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I got mine done, too.
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Introducing COYOTE Media Collective!! The Bay Area’s first journalist-owned newsroom — modeled after the smart, sassy, fun alt-weeklies of yore — is launching later this summer. Help us get this rad project off the ground! @coyotemedia.org
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
Launch Coyote Media Collective
A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area
givebutter.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Introducing COYOTE Media Collective!! The Bay Area’s first journalist-owned newsroom — modeled after the smart, sassy, fun alt-weeklies of yore — is launching later this summer. Help us get this rad project off the ground! @coyotemedia.org
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
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very excited to be a founding worker-owner of COYOTE. Aiming for the things I miss about alt-weeklies (like writing fun shit & doing real investigative work at the same time) w/o the things I don’t miss (vulture publishers who knew nothing about the Bay Area or journalism and seemingly hated women)
June 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
very excited to be a founding worker-owner of COYOTE. Aiming for the things I miss about alt-weeklies (like writing fun shit & doing real investigative work at the same time) w/o the things I don’t miss (vulture publishers who knew nothing about the Bay Area or journalism and seemingly hated women)
What happens when prosecutors help convict innocent people — and their colleagues are tasked with investigating it?
We looked at every exoneration tied to New York’s conviction review units. Here’s what we found. @nysfocus.bsky.social
nysfocus.com/2025/04/14/w...
We looked at every exoneration tied to New York’s conviction review units. Here’s what we found. @nysfocus.bsky.social
nysfocus.com/2025/04/14/w...
Who Do Prosecutors Blame for Wrongful Convictions? Apparently Not…
Here are the key findings from the second installment of our investigation into New York’s conviction integrity units.
nysfocus.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What happens when prosecutors help convict innocent people — and their colleagues are tasked with investigating it?
We looked at every exoneration tied to New York’s conviction review units. Here’s what we found. @nysfocus.bsky.social
nysfocus.com/2025/04/14/w...
We looked at every exoneration tied to New York’s conviction review units. Here’s what we found. @nysfocus.bsky.social
nysfocus.com/2025/04/14/w...
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Bronx DA Darcel Clark told a cautionary tale to justify rolling back New York’s discovery laws.
Court records show her story wasn’t true.
Court records show her story wasn’t true.
Court Records Undercut Bronx DA’s Testimony on Discovery Rollbacks
Hochul's proposed rollbacks are one of the last sticking points in this year’s budget negotiations. One prosecutor’s support rested on a faulty anecdote.
nysfocus.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Bronx DA Darcel Clark told a cautionary tale to justify rolling back New York’s discovery laws.
Court records show her story wasn’t true.
Court records show her story wasn’t true.
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Discovery reform is holding up New York’s budget.
One case Bronx DA Darcel Clark used to argue for rollbacks didn’t happen the way she said it did.
One case Bronx DA Darcel Clark used to argue for rollbacks didn’t happen the way she said it did.
Court Records Undercut Bronx DA’s Testimony on Discovery Rollbacks
Hochul's proposed rollbacks are one of the last sticking points in this year’s budget negotiations. One prosecutor’s support rested on a faulty anecdote.
nysfocus.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Discovery reform is holding up New York’s budget.
One case Bronx DA Darcel Clark used to argue for rollbacks didn’t happen the way she said it did.
One case Bronx DA Darcel Clark used to argue for rollbacks didn’t happen the way she said it did.
Discovery rolllbacks are holding up New York’s budget. One case Bronx DA Darcel Clark used to argue for rollbacks didn’t happen the way she said it did.
My latest for @nysfocus.bsky.social:
nysfocus.com/2025/04/08/d...
My latest for @nysfocus.bsky.social:
nysfocus.com/2025/04/08/d...
Court Records Undercut Bronx DA’s Testimony on Discovery Rollbacks
Hochul's proposed rollbacks are one of the last sticking points in this year’s budget negotiations. One prosecutor’s support rested on a faulty anecdote.
nysfocus.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Discovery rolllbacks are holding up New York’s budget. One case Bronx DA Darcel Clark used to argue for rollbacks didn’t happen the way she said it did.
My latest for @nysfocus.bsky.social:
nysfocus.com/2025/04/08/d...
My latest for @nysfocus.bsky.social:
nysfocus.com/2025/04/08/d...
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After 25 years in prison for a murder she didn't commit, Renay Lynch finally heard the words she'd been waiting for:
"You are fully exonerated."
But there was a catch: To win the DA's support, she had to abandon her claims of prosecutorial misconduct. 🧵
"You are fully exonerated."
But there was a catch: To win the DA's support, she had to abandon her claims of prosecutorial misconduct. 🧵
CIUs Exonerate Innocent New Yorkers but Prosecutors Escape Blame
In New York, half of CIU exonerations involve prosecutorial misconduct, but DAs rarely acknowledge who got it wrong.
nysfocus.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
After 25 years in prison for a murder she didn't commit, Renay Lynch finally heard the words she'd been waiting for:
"You are fully exonerated."
But there was a catch: To win the DA's support, she had to abandon her claims of prosecutorial misconduct. 🧵
"You are fully exonerated."
But there was a catch: To win the DA's support, she had to abandon her claims of prosecutorial misconduct. 🧵
Great reporting by Dan Hinkle and
@injusticewatch.org on Cook County's integrity unit. Highlights many of the same issues we identified in our investigation of New York's CIUs for @nysfocus.bsky.social …
@injusticewatch.org on Cook County's integrity unit. Highlights many of the same issues we identified in our investigation of New York's CIUs for @nysfocus.bsky.social …
Here's my story on the Cook County conviction integrity unit, a group set up to free the innocent. It led the nation in exonerations under Kim Foxx, but I also found quiet failures to address injustices, conflicts of interest and investigations that cost some prisoners years of their lives.
Cook County’s conviction integrity unit has been celebrated for exonerating more people than any comparable unit nationwide. But an Injustice Watch investigation found 21 people who were denied relief by the group before flawed evidence later led to their exonerations.
March 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Great reporting by Dan Hinkle and
@injusticewatch.org on Cook County's integrity unit. Highlights many of the same issues we identified in our investigation of New York's CIUs for @nysfocus.bsky.social …
@injusticewatch.org on Cook County's integrity unit. Highlights many of the same issues we identified in our investigation of New York's CIUs for @nysfocus.bsky.social …
After 25 years in prison for a murder she didn't commit, Renay Lynch finally heard the words she'd been waiting for:
"You are fully exonerated."
But there was a catch: To win the DA's support, she had to abandon her claims of prosecutorial misconduct. 🧵
"You are fully exonerated."
But there was a catch: To win the DA's support, she had to abandon her claims of prosecutorial misconduct. 🧵
CIUs Exonerate Innocent New Yorkers but Prosecutors Escape Blame
In New York, half of CIU exonerations involve prosecutorial misconduct, but DAs rarely acknowledge who got it wrong.
nysfocus.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
After 25 years in prison for a murder she didn't commit, Renay Lynch finally heard the words she'd been waiting for:
"You are fully exonerated."
But there was a catch: To win the DA's support, she had to abandon her claims of prosecutorial misconduct. 🧵
"You are fully exonerated."
But there was a catch: To win the DA's support, she had to abandon her claims of prosecutorial misconduct. 🧵
Conviction integrity units were designed to correct wrongful convictions. But when prosecutors are the ones at fault, CIUs often stay silent.
Our @nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social series on conviction integrity units continues with Part 2: nysfocus.com/2025/03/13/c...
Our @nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social series on conviction integrity units continues with Part 2: nysfocus.com/2025/03/13/c...
CIUs Exonerate Innocent New Yorkers but Prosecutors Escape Blame
In New York, half of CIU exonerations involve prosecutorial misconduct, but DAs rarely acknowledge who got it wrong.
nysfocus.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Conviction integrity units were designed to correct wrongful convictions. But when prosecutors are the ones at fault, CIUs often stay silent.
Our @nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social series on conviction integrity units continues with Part 2: nysfocus.com/2025/03/13/c...
Our @nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social series on conviction integrity units continues with Part 2: nysfocus.com/2025/03/13/c...
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Our investigation identified dozens of cases in which a wrongful conviction unit denied someone’s application, only for a judge to later exonerate them.
Reporters @ryankost.bsky.social and Willow Higgins discussed the story with Radio Catskill. Listen here:
Reporters @ryankost.bsky.social and Willow Higgins discussed the story with Radio Catskill. Listen here:
wjffradio.org
March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Our investigation identified dozens of cases in which a wrongful conviction unit denied someone’s application, only for a judge to later exonerate them.
Reporters @ryankost.bsky.social and Willow Higgins discussed the story with Radio Catskill. Listen here:
Reporters @ryankost.bsky.social and Willow Higgins discussed the story with Radio Catskill. Listen here:
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"Nearly half of [New York’s conviction integrity programs] have yet to support a single exoneration."
"[T]hese people would do anything just [..] to try to sabotage truthful evidence."
“The right thing is never going to be done.”
#nyc #newyork
@ryankost.bsky.social @nysfocus.bsky.social
"[T]hese people would do anything just [..] to try to sabotage truthful evidence."
“The right thing is never going to be done.”
#nyc #newyork
@ryankost.bsky.social @nysfocus.bsky.social
DAs Promised to Help Wrongfully Convicted New Yorkers — And Left Many…
Our investigation identified dozens of cases in which a wrongful conviction unit denied someone's application, only for a judge to later exonerate them.
nysfocus.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"Nearly half of [New York’s conviction integrity programs] have yet to support a single exoneration."
"[T]hese people would do anything just [..] to try to sabotage truthful evidence."
“The right thing is never going to be done.”
#nyc #newyork
@ryankost.bsky.social @nysfocus.bsky.social
"[T]hese people would do anything just [..] to try to sabotage truthful evidence."
“The right thing is never going to be done.”
#nyc #newyork
@ryankost.bsky.social @nysfocus.bsky.social
Check out the first part of our yearlong investigation into New York’s conviction integrity units:
“DAs Promised to Help Wrongfully Convicted New Yorkers. In Many Cases, They Made Things Worse.”
“DAs Promised to Help Wrongfully Convicted New Yorkers. In Many Cases, They Made Things Worse.”
For the past year, Willow Higgins and I have been looking into NY’s conviction integrity units. They promised justice for the wrongfully incarcerated. But our investigation, in collab w/
@nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Investigations, shows they have fallen short. 🧵
@nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Investigations, shows they have fallen short. 🧵
February 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Check out the first part of our yearlong investigation into New York’s conviction integrity units:
“DAs Promised to Help Wrongfully Convicted New Yorkers. In Many Cases, They Made Things Worse.”
“DAs Promised to Help Wrongfully Convicted New Yorkers. In Many Cases, They Made Things Worse.”
Reposted by Ryan Kost
For the past year, Willow Higgins and I have been looking into NY’s conviction integrity units. They promised justice for the wrongfully incarcerated. But our investigation, in collab w/
@nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Investigations, shows they have fallen short. 🧵
@nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Investigations, shows they have fallen short. 🧵
February 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
For the past year, Willow Higgins and I have been looking into NY’s conviction integrity units. They promised justice for the wrongfully incarcerated. But our investigation, in collab w/
@nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Investigations, shows they have fallen short. 🧵
@nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Investigations, shows they have fallen short. 🧵
For the past year, Willow Higgins and I have been looking into NY’s conviction integrity units. They promised justice for the wrongfully incarcerated. But our investigation, in collab w/
@nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Investigations, shows they have fallen short. 🧵
@nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Investigations, shows they have fallen short. 🧵
February 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
For the past year, Willow Higgins and I have been looking into NY’s conviction integrity units. They promised justice for the wrongfully incarcerated. But our investigation, in collab w/
@nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Investigations, shows they have fallen short. 🧵
@nysfocus.bsky.social and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
Investigations, shows they have fallen short. 🧵
Is there anything more 'personal essay' than learning a random scientific fact and using it as the basis/metaphor for a 2,000+ word piece without actually understanding the random scientific fact at all?
'In Chile, there are vines that ..."
'In Chile, there are vines that ..."
January 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Is there anything more 'personal essay' than learning a random scientific fact and using it as the basis/metaphor for a 2,000+ word piece without actually understanding the random scientific fact at all?
'In Chile, there are vines that ..."
'In Chile, there are vines that ..."
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A while back, I started asking experts to help me understand why it was so difficult for ppl in prison and jail to sue for proper medical care. Why, for example, had one state system gotten away with delaying treatment for Hep C?
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
Why Families of People Who Died in Jail Can’t Get Their Day in Court
A tough legal precedent had kept his clients from their day in court, so Greg Belzley decided there was only one thing to do — try to change the law.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 9, 2024 at 5:02 PM
A while back, I started asking experts to help me understand why it was so difficult for ppl in prison and jail to sue for proper medical care. Why, for example, had one state system gotten away with delaying treatment for Hep C?
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
A while back, I started asking experts to help me understand why it was so difficult for ppl in prison and jail to sue for proper medical care. Why, for example, had one state system gotten away with delaying treatment for Hep C?
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
Why Families of People Who Died in Jail Can’t Get Their Day in Court
A tough legal precedent had kept his clients from their day in court, so Greg Belzley decided there was only one thing to do — try to change the law.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 9, 2024 at 5:02 PM
A while back, I started asking experts to help me understand why it was so difficult for ppl in prison and jail to sue for proper medical care. Why, for example, had one state system gotten away with delaying treatment for Hep C?
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
Reposted by Ryan Kost
Great read by @ryankost.bsky.social. Ryan reported this for his thesis @columbiajournalism.bsky.social when I was his advisor--now published by @themarshallproject.org. Top notch work! www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...
Why Families of People Who Died in Jail Can’t Get Their Day in Court
A tough legal precedent had kept his clients from their day in court, so Greg Belzley decided there was only one thing to do — try to change the law.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 4, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Great read by @ryankost.bsky.social. Ryan reported this for his thesis @columbiajournalism.bsky.social when I was his advisor--now published by @themarshallproject.org. Top notch work! www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/04/k...