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Curtis Brodner

@curtisbrodner.bsky.social
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Covering housing and affordability at the Jersey Vindicator as a Report for America corps member. Send tips to curtis@jerseyvindicator.org

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Prism @prismreports.org · 19/09/2026
“I need my accommodations in order to survive & in order to function.” New York prisons routinely fail to meet its federal obligation to provide disability accommodations. @curtisbrodner.bsky.social spoke with 19 incarcerated people with disabilities who have experienced dangerous conditions inside.
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Disabled people in New York prisons aren’t receiving accommodations they’re entitled to
The New York prison system routinely fails to meet its federal obligation to provide disability accommodations that its own staff approves
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Curtis Brodner @curtisbrodner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Been working on this story for the past six months. Incarcerated NYers told me DOCCS failed to provide accommodations even after staff acknowledged they were reasonable and necessary. Legal experts said that DOCCS’ failure to provide reasonable accommodations is likely a violation of federal law.
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Curtis Brodner @curtisbrodner.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
After more than a year of activism, the board that controls the Brooklyn Navy Yard refused to renew the lease for Easy Aerial, a drone manufacturer that contracts with CBP and the Israeli military. More in my latest for Hyperallergic: hyperallergic.com/brooklyn-nav...
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Brooklyn Navy Yard Evicts Drone Manufacturer After Months of Protests
Though listed as a “fine art and photography” business, Easy Aerial contracts with Customs and Border Protection and the Israeli military, activists long flagged.
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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 11/01/2026
Three incarcerated New Yorkers sought relief from conviction integrity units on their wrongful conviction claims. One waited 10 years for a rejection. One was promised a reply in the “near future” — six years ago. A third has waited more than a year. They were all pro se.
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Over 50 Incarcerated New Yorkers Wrote to Us About Their Innocence…
The letters paint a picture of a CIU process rife with roadblocks, especially for applicants who didn’t have lawyers.
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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 24/12/2025
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
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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.
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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 14/09/2025
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...
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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.
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Curtis Brodner @curtisbrodner.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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...
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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.
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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 10/09/2025
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.
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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.
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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 10/09/2025
"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
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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.
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Curtis Brodner @curtisbrodner.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Sneezer: aaachoo i look just like buddy holly
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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 15/03/2025
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.🧵
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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.
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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 14/02/2025
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.
Photos of Calvin Buari taken during his wrongful incarceration at Green Haven Correctional Facility. Clockwise from top left: Buari receiving a certificate from Yale Law School in 2014; Buari at the Green Haven Correctional Facility Family Festival in 2016; Buari with actor Michael K. Williams in 2015; Buari in 2015. | Courtesy of Calvin Buari
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Ryan Kost @ryankost.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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. 🧵
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Curtis Brodner @curtisbrodner.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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
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