Why Prosecutors Are the Most Powerful People in the Courtroom | Opinions | NowThis

Описание: Journalist Emily Bazelon explains why in the current criminal justice system, prosecutors are really the most powerful person in the courtroom.
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In US news and current events today, journalist and author Emily Bazelon sat down with NowThis News to explain why prosecutors have the most power in courts and the American criminal justice system. In the new book from Emily Bazleon, Charged, the journalist who spent years covering the Brooklyn District Attorney's office explains how prosecutors come up with what criminal charges a suspect receives and how plea bargains and plea deals became the most frequent option in the court system. Many believe plea deals have fueled mass incarceration.

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