ACLU Files Suit Against Kern County For Operating a “Plea Mill”
Over eight years, more than 50,000 Kern defendants have pled guilty without lawyers at their first court…
New SF DA Announces She’s Rescinding Drug Pleas; Public Defender Warns Policies Will Worsen Community Health Outcomes
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Critics are concerned that newly-appointed San Francisco…
Plea Tracker: What the Wilson Center Hopes to Learn from Plea Negotiations
By Elizabeth Garabedian DURHAM, NC – Durham County (NC) District Attorney Satana Deberry and Berkshire County (MA)…
Plea Agreements Becoming Costly for Defendants
Next week Rachel Barkow will speak at the UC Davis Law School. One of the points that…
Sunday Commentary: Gilligan, Sentencing and the Specter of White Privilege
On Thursday, Hayley Gilligan plead no contest to a revised charge of voluntary manslaughter, thus avoiding a…
Eye on the Courts: Probation is Not Costless
By most estimates, more than 95 percent of all criminal cases end up being settled through plea…
Commentary: The Tragic Story of John O’Brien
The saga of former high school teacher John O’Brien ended last week with the announcement by his…
Justice Matters: Plea Bargains Are Ubiquitous. But Are They Un-American?
By Jeff Adachi Imagine you’re arrested for a crime you didn’t commit. You can’t afford bail. While…
