Is it? One thing that puts what could be called inappropriate power in the hands of prosecutors is the discretionary sentencing. If you could go to jail for one

Is it? One thing that puts what could be called inappropriate power in the hands of prosecutors is the discretionary sentencing. If you could go to jail for one year or ten for the same crime, and the prosecutor promises to ask for one if you confess and apologise, they have a lot of leverage. It makes claiming innocence punishable itself. I suppose they bypass anyway by selecting the charge/law that you are going to be prosecuted under. Hard.