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by lgieron 3503 days ago
> 95% prisoners are there on plea bargain

It could be because the people who know they are guilty take the bargain and save themselves some years, while the innocent go to court and prove their innocence.

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This doesn't prove they are guilty. That's the problem with plea bargain: Scientific analysis costs a lot, even to prove obvious things, and most don't have the money to purchase that. Hence: 95% people in jail aren't proven guilty.