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 ...

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 ...

In 2006, George Alvarez was charged with assaulting a prison guard while awaiting trial on public intoxication. He knew he didn’t do it — the guards actually jumped him — but the ten year mandatory ...

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 ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs is confident he's an innocent man nearly two weeks after he was indicted on multiple sex crimes charges. The disgraced music mogul, 54, was recently taken "off suicide watch" at ...

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 ...

While acknowledging that plea bargaining is recognised under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015, the ...