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It's not just Japan though. In the US, apparently, 97% of federal convictions are the result of guilty pleas, and there is evidence that in many cases the plea
by janekm 8y ago
It's not just Japan though. In the US, apparently, 97% of federal convictions are the result of guilty pleas, and there is evidence that in many cases the plea is entered due to the defendant dealing they don't have the resources to defend themselves: https://theoutline.com/post/2066/most-criminal-cases-end-in-plea-bargains-not-trials https://theoutline.com/post/2066/most-criminal-cases-end-in-...
- emodendroket 8y agoYes, but, to our shame, the US is also recognized as a horrifying outlier and imprisons a greater portion of its population than any other country on Earth. According to this Washington Post article, 5% of the world's people are Americans, but one-quarter of the world's prisoners are American: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/07/07/yes-u-s-locks-people-up-at-a-higher-rate-than-any-other-country/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/07/...