There's a lot of awful stuff in here, but as a non American, this really blows my mind: > Prosecutors charged the mother with second-degree murder, which carri

There's a lot of awful stuff in here, but as a non American, this really blows my mind: > Prosecutors charged the mother with second-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. She took a plea deal — without admitting guilt — that resulted in a manslaughter conviction and she served about two years. “We would never have known the truth,” Garland wrote to Harpster, “if it hadn’t been for your book and your excellent training.” The possibilities here are: 1. This women was innocent, her child died, and she spent 2 years in prison, or 2. This woman was guilty of murder and only spent 2 years in prison. Either way, surely this concept of a "plea deal" is a broken one that doesn't lead in any way to justice?