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8 recommended articles and videos in the "Plea Bargains" category.
1.  America’s over-reliance on plea bargaining is a travesty  

2022-03-09

The Real News Network
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“There hasn't been a serious public conversation about plea bargaining and what it's doing to the criminal justice system.”

2.  Meet Jed Rakoff, the Judge Who Exposed the “Rigged Game”  

2022-01-05

TK News by Matt Taibbi
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“We have mass incarceration for the poor, and it’s totally hands-off for the rich, and that’s pretty hard to stomach.” Justice Jed Rakoff on his new book, and his famous challenge to the system

3.  Video Transcript: The Epidemic of Prosecutorial Abuse -- Interview with Raj Rajaratnam  

2022-01-03

Glenn Greenwald
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I interview Raj Rajaratnam about his important new book, “Uneven Justice,” to understand the virtually limitless power of federal prosecutors.

4.  Colorado trucker’s 110-year sentence reduced to 10 years after outcry  

2021-12-31

The Guardian
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The governor commuted Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’s sentence and the 26-year-old will be eligible for parole in five yearsThe Colorado governor has intervened to reduce the 110-year sentence handed down to a trucker for his role in a fatal 2019 collision after widespread outcry and calls for leniency.Jare...

5.  The Constitutional Right We Have Bargained Away  

2021-12-26

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Instead of protecting defendants’ right to have their guilt or innocence decided by their peers, judges routinely punish defendants for exercising that right.

6.  #NoTrucksToColorado: Drivers Protest the Unjust Conviction of Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos  

2021-12-20

Left Voice
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Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced to 110 years in prison because of a vehicle accident in 2019, caused by the company not maintaining its equipment and the brakes failing. No one but the trucking company he is/was employed by should be held accountable for this accident. The post #NoTrucksToColorado...

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