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Intelligence Squared US Debate Analysis: U.S. Prosecutors Have Too Much Power

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More than 90% of America’s prison population has never had a jury trial. Instead, they are in jail following plea bargains negotiated with prosecutors.

In these negotiations, prosecutors have vastly more bargaining power than the accused. Since plea bargaining saves time for judges, juries, and the entire apparatus of the court system, it is arguably an efficient approach. But does it produce just results?

That question has given rise to the recent Intelligence Squared US Debate: “U.S. Prosecutors Have Too Much Power.”

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