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The legal impact of Wisconsin’s shortage of prosecutors and public defenders

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Ninety-eight percent of criminal cases in federal courts end with a plea bargain instead of going to trial. It’s a practice that some say prioritizes efficiency over fairness. And with a shortage of both prosecutors and public defenders on the state level, plea deals are frequently used in places like Wisconsin. PBS Wisconsin’s Nathan Denzin reports.

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U.S. & Canada
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court system, lawyers, plea bargain
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