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The Truth About Trials

“We put together the most cumbersome and expensive trial system that the world has ever seen, and then we decided we can’t do it for all but a tiny, tiny portion of people.”

The System • 11.04.2020

A Year After Prison, He Has a Job, a Fiancée—And a Week Left of Freedom

Richard Midkiff spent 23 years behind bars. A dispute over his decades-old plea deal could send him back for 15 more.

Feature • 07.12.2020

The New Price of a Plea Bargain in California

Lawmakers cut criminal sentences; some DAs push back using plea deals.

News • 07.02.2019

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