How Guilty Pleas Fastrack and Derail Justice
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70 Million
Publisher |
LWC Studios
Media Type |
audio
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Publication Date |
Oct 31, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:40:37

The US Constitution guarantees a right to trial to anyone accused of a crime, but less than 3 percent of criminal defendants get a trial. Instead, they’re regularly cornered into pleading guilty, sometimes admitting to a crime they didn’t commit. Reporter Mark Betancourt retraces one innocent man’s legal ordeal to explain why this happens. 

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