Here are the key findings from the second installment of New York Focus’ investigation into conviction integrity units across the state.
Ryan Kost, New York Focus
Ryan Kost is an investigative reporter based in New York City focusing on courts and the criminal justice system. He has been a staff writer for The San Francisco Chronicle, The Oregonian and The Associated Press. His work has also appeared in The Marshall Project and The Boston Globe.
Posted inJustice & Equity
When conviction integrity units exonerate the innocent, prosecutors escape blame
In New York, half of CIU exonerations involve prosecutorial misconduct, but DAs rarely acknowledge who got it wrong.
Posted inPolicing
DAs promised to help wrongfully convicted New Yorkers. In many cases, they made things worse.
A New York Focus and Columbia Journalism investigation identified dozens of cases in which the units denied a wrongful conviction application, only for a judge to later exonerate them.