This right here is it -- the DA's and state's attorney's career advancement is tied to winning cases, and there is no better way to win a case than having the P

This right here is it -- the DA's and state's attorney's career advancement is tied to winning cases, and there is no better way to win a case than having the PD on your side. PDs that curry favor from their judicial counterparts get freedom from oversight. Both feed off of each-other, especially when confessions and plea bargains are the norm -- PDs coerce confessions and prosecutors coerce plea bargains, and justice remains un-served.