What is a plea agreement?

What is a plea agreement? This video introduces the controversial topic of plea agreements, also known as plea bargains, where defendants enter into agreements to plead guilty. Plea agreements are extremely common but also highly controversial. Among other things, there is a concern that too many innocent people agree to plead guilty to crimes that they did not commit.

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This video is an updated version of an earlier video on plea agreement video which can be found here:   • What is a plea agreement?