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 ...

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, ...