Thread by @ConLawWarrior, DOJ has now represented that it coerced one of the world's most [...]

DOJ has now represented that it coerced one of the world's most powerful men into falsely pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit. What are the odds that none of BOP's 225,000 federal prisoners was likewise coerced into a false guilty plea?

Some reference materials in case anyone hasn't done the reading.
1. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/prisons-are-packed-because-prosecutors-are-coercing-plea-deals-yes-ncna1034201

Opinion | Prosecutors are packing prisons by coercing plea deals, and it's totally legal

American prosecutors are equipped with a fearsome array of tools they can and do use to discourage people from exercising their right to a jury trial.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/prisons-are-packed-because-prosecutors-are-coercing-plea-deals-yes-ncna1034201

2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/our-plea-bargain-system-can-make-the-innocent-admit-guilt-enter-michael-flynn/2020/05/19/27eb0fc6-99e1-11ea-ac72-3841fcc9b35f_story.html

Opinion | Our plea bargain system can make the innocent admit guilt. Enter Michael Flynn.

Coercive plea bargaining is a national embarrassment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/our-plea-bargain-system-can-make-the-innocent-admit-guilt-enter-michael-flynn/2020/05/19/27eb0fc6-99e1-11ea-ac72-3841fcc9b35f_story.html

3. Same article, no paywall: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/coercive-plea-bargaining-a-national-embarrassment/article_d7a9f253-754f-5ef9-a330-c58f0e5b0ed5.html

Coercive plea bargaining a national embarrassment

WASHINGTON — Michael Flynn, who was President Trump’s national security adviser for 24 days and who has been entangled in the criminal-justice system for 40 months, pleaded guilty of lying

https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/coercive-plea-bargaining-a-national-embarrassment/article_d7a9f253-754f-5ef9-a330-c58f0e5b0ed5.html

4. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2014/11/20/why-innocent-people-plead-guilty/

Why Innocent People Plead Guilty | by Jed S. Rakoff

The criminal justice system in the United States today bears little relationship to what the Founding Fathers contemplated, what the movies and television portray, or what the average American...

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2014/11/20/why-innocent-people-plead-guilty/

5. Same piece, no paywall: https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/8e5437e4-79b2-4535-b26c-9fa266de7de8/why-innocent-people-plead-guilty-_-jrakoff_ny-review-of-books-2014.pdf

The question is NOT whether innocent people are ever coerced into falsely pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit—often while the true perpetrator goes free and hurts more people. Everyone understands this happens regularly. The question is whether to DO anything about it.

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