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September 14, 2022

“Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class” with Dan Canon

55 minutes

Our guest today is Dan Canon, a civil rights lawyer, teacher, and author of "Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class." His book is a searing analysis of America’s assembly-line approach to criminal justice and the shameful practice at its core: the plea bargain.

Canon is also known as counsel for Kentucky and Indiana plaintiffs in the landmark cases successfully supporting changes in marriage equality laws.

Links:

Dan’s book:

“Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class”:

https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/dan-canon/pleading-out/9781541674684/

Greg's ZZs Blog:

http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/

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