Our criminal justice system simply does not have the resources to hold a trial for every case, so the great majority of criminal cases are resolved through a negotiation process known as “plea ...

Families of the victims of the Schoharie limousine crash are continuing to voice their disappointment and frustration in the plea bargain process in the criminal case against Prestige Limo operator ...

Ohio Supreme Court candidate Judge Michael P. Donnelly is frustrated with a legal system that allows what he essentially calls “factually baseless plea agreements.” The judicial candidate was in ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up In 2006, George Alvarez was charged with assaulting a prison ...

No matter whether they prefer a trial or swift resolution, relatives of victims of the attacks consider the on-again, off-again plea deal to be cruel. By Carol Rosenberg Reporting from Guantánamo Bay, ...

Kentucky Public Advocate Damon Preston (left) and Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney Kimberly Baird (right) discuss issues around plea deals in Kentucky. Ryan Hermens and Marcus Dorsey Photo of Damon ...

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi has explained why the Federal Government is encouraging the use of plea bargaining in resolving criminal cases. The AGF ...

On July 31, a letter from the Department of Defense’s Office of the Chief Prosecutor for Military Commissions conveyed a disheartening message: The U.S. government had reached a plea bargain with ...

Although the concept of the plea bargain option has become popular in Nigeria in recent years, a report by Tope Adebayo LP, a leading law firm based in Lagos State, has stated that plea bargain is not ...