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?
The full episode
2 of 4
Informant Scandal in the O.C., 'Heaven Knows What' and 'San Andreas'- 0:00O.C. Snitch Scandal
- 10:30The Ethics and Pitfalls of Using Jailhouse InformantsYou’re reading this
- 19:15'Heaven Knows What'
- 36:04Friday Film: 'San Andreas' and Hollywood's Love of Destroying Los Angeles
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.”
The full episode
2 of 4Informant Scandal in the O.C., 'Heaven Knows What' and 'San Andreas'- 0:00O.C. Snitch Scandal
- 10:30The Ethics and Pitfalls of Using Jailhouse InformantsYou’re reading this
- 19:15'Heaven Knows What'
- 36:04Friday Film: 'San Andreas' and Hollywood's Love of Destroying Los Angeles