Up Next
Back to Show
FRONTLINE
The Plea
Season 2004
Episode 11
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?
Support Provided By
Season
54:21
How thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken and held in Russian-controlled areas.
2:24:23
The criminal cases against former President Trump tied to his 2020 election loss.
26:21
Beyond Gaza, the power of Hamas, Hezbollah and other forces in the region.
1:54:23
The struggle between the Israeli leader & multiple U.S. presidents over Middle East peace.
54:23
How a young Air National Guardsman leaked classified documents onto Discord.
54:23
Investigating the chaotic response to the Uvalde school shooting and the missteps.
Oscar Winner, Documentary Feature
1:37:15
The Oscar-winning film documenting the Russian siege of Mariupol.
54:23
How Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell helped transform the Supreme Court and U.S. politics.
1:54:23
Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter.
1:24:24
The Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today.
53:08
The story of one journalist’s battle to defend free speech in Putin’s Russia.
54:23
A two-part special looking at a little-known "two-strikes" law, and pregnancy in prison.