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The Plea

Nearly 95 percent of all cases resulting in felony convictions never reach a jury. They are settled through plea bargains in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence. But what are the implications of a system that relies on pleas to expedite justice?
Season 2004 Episode 11 Length 1:24:38 Premiere: 06/17/04

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The Secret History of the Credit Card
S2004 E17 Length 56:07 Premiere Date 11/23/04

Is Wal-Mart Good for America?
S2004 E16 Length 55:09 Premiere Date 11/16/04

The Persuaders
S2004 E15 Length 55:16 Premiere Date 11/09/04

The Plea
S2004 E11 Length 1:24:38 Premiere Date 06/17/04

Beyond Baghdad
S2004 E8 Length 55:00 Premiere Date 08/25/21

A Merging of Faith & Patriotism
Clip Length 08:47 Premiere Date 10/11/10

God in America - Preview 2
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 10/11/10

A Merging of Faith & Patriotism
Clip Length 08:47 Premiere Date 10/11/10

Frederick Douglass
Clip Length 04:01 Premiere Date 10/11/10

Abraham Lincoln
Clip Length 02:33 Premiere Date 10/11/10

Brain Wars: David Nash
Clip Length 01:12 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: The Purple Heart
Clip Length 10:04 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: Jose Barco
Clip Length 01:36 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: Kenny Eastridge
Clip Length 01:18 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Law & Disorder: Robert Williams
Clip Length 01:38 Premiere Date 08/08/10

Haiti: The Aid Dilemma
Clip Length 14:49 Premiere Date 06/25/10

"Gangs of Iraq" - Preview
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 04/17/07

Obama Speaks at Harvard Law in '90
Clip Length 11:39 Premiere Date 04/24/90

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Investigating deaths after police used tactics like prone restraint and other 'less lethal' force.

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This landmark documentary explores the lives of some of the last survivors of the Holocaust. Only children at the time, these elderly survivors reflect on how the trauma of the Holocaust has affected the rest of their lives.

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