Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The movement to transform the role of the prosecutor
Prosecutors wield the most power in the American criminal justice system -- more than police officers and judges.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readProsecutors wield the most power in the American criminal justice system -- more than police officers and judges. They decide whether to indict, then whether to demand bail and how much, then whether to offer a plea deal and what that deal looks like.
In death penalty cases, prosecutors decide who they think should live and who should die. If they make a mistake, for example, not turning over key evidence that could have helped prove a person’s innocence, they rarely face any kind of punishment. A new book focuses on the power of the prosecutor: "Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration."
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- 8:47Most of our clothes are made with plastic, and it's polluting the earth
- 18:59The movement to transform the role of the prosecutorYou’re reading this
- 36:58Coming out as trans in a review of The Handmaid’s Tale