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Pandemic pushed defendants to plead guilty more often, including innocent people pleading to crimes they didn’t commit

  • Written by Shi Yan, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
imageWhen people are held in jail, they're likely to accept quick release – even if it means admitting to something they didn't do.Caspar Benson via Getty Images

Despite a constitutional right to a jury trial, more than 94% of criminal convictions in the United States result from guilty pleas, not jury verdicts. Even innocent people, those who did...

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