Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Ethics and Pitfalls of Using Jailhouse Informants
The use of jailhouse informants is legal. So is offering informants plea deals in return for testimony. It’s even legal to pay informants for their testimony. It happens all over the country. But is it ethical?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe use of jailhouse informants is legal. So is offering informants plea deals in return for testimony. It’s even legal to pay informants for their testimony. It happens all over the country. But is it ethical?
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Alexandra Natapoff
Professor at Loyola Law School and author of the book “Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice.”