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"97 percent of federal cases and 94 percent of state cases end in plea bargains" -- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/us/stronger-hand-for-judges-after-rulings-
by abecedarius 10y ago
"97 percent of federal cases and 94 percent of state cases end in plea bargains" -- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/us/stronger-hand-for-judges-after-rulings-on-plea-deals.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/us/stronger-hand-for-judge... which does not seem to give a source.
- fennecfoxen 10y agoStill better than Japan, where 97% of cases end in a confession. http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21679472-suspects-japanese-police-cells-are-far-too-vulnerable-abuse-forced-confess http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21679472-suspects-japa... And the prisons are clean, well lit, dehumanizing psychological torture chambers. http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21679483-why-you-might-prefer-bangkok-jail-one-chiba-silent-screams http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21679483-why-you-might-pr...
- ue_ 10y agoI have known about this for a while, and it's so horrible. I've wanted to work in Japan for a while.