Today, there are more African Americans in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began. The prison population has exploded by 500% since the end of the Civil Rights and Black Power movement...
The vast majority of criminal cases end in plea bargains. No one argues that this is the most just way - only the most efficient. This program examines what happens when the deal is struck: who gets out of jail, who doesn't, and who decides what kin...