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How Are Plea Bargains Coercive?

The plea bargain as it’s practiced by prosecutors has become a tool that helps pervert justice by penalizing people who seek a jury trial. Somil Trivedi of the American Civil Liberties Union is bringing a suit in Maricopa County, Arizona to challenge how the plea bargain is used.

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Somil Trivedi

Senior Staff Attorney, Criminal Law Reform Project, American Civil Liberties Union