Curtis Brodner
@curtisbrodner.bsky.social
Reposted by Curtis Brodner
Applicants "reported having to wait at least a year for a [conviction integrity unit] either to acknowledge their applications or inform them of its decision."
"Some have waited as long as 10, 12 or even 14 years."
"Justice is all I seek and ask for."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Incarceration
"Some have waited as long as 10, 12 or even 14 years."
"Justice is all I seek and ask for."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Incarceration
Over 50 Incarcerated People Wrote to Us About Their Innocence Claims. Some Had Waited Years for a Conviction Review.
The letters paint a picture of a CIU process rife with roadblocks, especially for applicants who didn’t have lawyers.
nysfocus.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Applicants "reported having to wait at least a year for a [conviction integrity unit] either to acknowledge their applications or inform them of its decision."
"Some have waited as long as 10, 12 or even 14 years."
"Justice is all I seek and ask for."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Incarceration
"Some have waited as long as 10, 12 or even 14 years."
"Justice is all I seek and ask for."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Incarceration
Reposted by Curtis Brodner
When the New York Attorney General’s conviction review bureau gets involved in someone’s wrongful conviction case, it often succumbs to pressure from the county prosecutors, but most cases don’t get that far.
That’s what happened to Alexander Reed.
nysfocus.com/2025/09/11/n...
That’s what happened to Alexander Reed.
nysfocus.com/2025/09/11/n...
How New York’s Attorney General Sidelines Innocence Claims
Prisoners seeking help from the AG’s office have little chance of review. Here’s one applicant’s story.
nysfocus.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
When the New York Attorney General’s conviction review bureau gets involved in someone’s wrongful conviction case, it often succumbs to pressure from the county prosecutors, but most cases don’t get that far.
That’s what happened to Alexander Reed.
nysfocus.com/2025/09/11/n...
That’s what happened to Alexander Reed.
nysfocus.com/2025/09/11/n...
For over a year, Willow Higgins and I reported on the NY Attorney General's conviction review bureau for @nysfocus.bsky.social. Since its start in 2012, the bureau was billed as a landmark effort to combat wrongful convictions
Reporting showed a toothless initiative.
nysfocus.com/2025/09/10/w...
Reporting showed a toothless initiative.
nysfocus.com/2025/09/10/w...
New York's AG Wanted to Review Innocence Claims. Politics Got in the…
The attorney general's conviction review bureau has investigated just a handful of innocence claims of the hundreds it's received since 2012.
nysfocus.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
For over a year, Willow Higgins and I reported on the NY Attorney General's conviction review bureau for @nysfocus.bsky.social. Since its start in 2012, the bureau was billed as a landmark effort to combat wrongful convictions
Reporting showed a toothless initiative.
nysfocus.com/2025/09/10/w...
Reporting showed a toothless initiative.
nysfocus.com/2025/09/10/w...
Reposted by Curtis Brodner
Launched in 2012, the NY Attorney General’s conviction review bureau was billed as a landmark effort to combat wrongful convictions.
A NY Focus and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social investigation has found the unit functions more like a mail-forwarding service than a vehicle for justice reform.
A NY Focus and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social investigation has found the unit functions more like a mail-forwarding service than a vehicle for justice reform.
New York's AG Wanted to Review Innocence Claims. Politics Got in the…
The attorney general's conviction review bureau has investigated just a handful of innocence claims of the hundreds it's received since 2012.
nysfocus.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Launched in 2012, the NY Attorney General’s conviction review bureau was billed as a landmark effort to combat wrongful convictions.
A NY Focus and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social investigation has found the unit functions more like a mail-forwarding service than a vehicle for justice reform.
A NY Focus and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social investigation has found the unit functions more like a mail-forwarding service than a vehicle for justice reform.
Reposted by Curtis Brodner
"Out of 800 applications, the [New York] AG bureau flagged 16 [innocence claims] — less than 2 percent — to DAs."
"If the DA chooses to ignore our conclusions, effectively, we can do nothing further."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration
"If the DA chooses to ignore our conclusions, effectively, we can do nothing further."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration
New York’s Attorney General Wanted to Review Innocence Claims. Prosecutor Politics Got in the Way.
The attorney general's conviction review bureau has investigated just a handful of innocence claims of the hundreds it's received since 2012.
nysfocus.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Out of 800 applications, the [New York] AG bureau flagged 16 [innocence claims] — less than 2 percent — to DAs."
"If the DA chooses to ignore our conclusions, effectively, we can do nothing further."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration
"If the DA chooses to ignore our conclusions, effectively, we can do nothing further."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration
Sneezer: aaachoo i look just like buddy holly
July 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sneezer: aaachoo i look just like buddy holly
Reposted by Curtis Brodner
After 25 years in prison, Lynch was finally exonerated. With a catch: She’d had to abandon claims of prosecutorial misconduct to win the DA’s support.🧵
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 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
After 25 years in prison, Lynch was finally exonerated. With a catch: She’d had to abandon claims of prosecutorial misconduct to win the DA’s support.🧵
Reposted by Curtis Brodner
Calvin Buari had served 21 years of a 50-year sentence for a double homicide he didn’t commit when he applied to the Bronx conviction integrity unit.
Five new witnesses had come forward to name a different suspect and provide Buari an alibi.
Five new witnesses had come forward to name a different suspect and provide Buari an alibi.
February 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Calvin Buari had served 21 years of a 50-year sentence for a double homicide he didn’t commit when he applied to the Bronx conviction integrity unit.
Five new witnesses had come forward to name a different suspect and provide Buari an alibi.
Five new witnesses had come forward to name a different suspect and provide Buari an alibi.
Reposted by Curtis Brodner
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. 🧵
Cant answer the denial of care story because it's "non-urgent" and we're busy mourning our CEO who was killed because of our denial of care
December 13, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Cant answer the denial of care story because it's "non-urgent" and we're busy mourning our CEO who was killed because of our denial of care