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Video Links

Video 1: Plea Bargaining in America: An Overview & Conversation [POLICYbrief]

Description: An overview of what a plea bargain is, how it happens, and why people may choose to use this option. Experts discuss the challenges of this concept.

Video 2: Mandatory Minimums: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)

Description: John Oliver describes Mandatory Minimums in an easy to understand and funny way. He talks about the history, how it has increased the incarceration rate and the human costs. He includes real people and their stories.

Video 3: I Wanna Be a Lawyer · A Day in the Life of a Lawyer

Description: A day in the life of an attorney shows what the job entails.

Audio Link

Audio 1: Law Panel Disbars D.A. in Duke Lacrosse Case

Description: Mike Nifong is a former, disgraced prosecutor, who falsely prosecuted three Duke University lacrosse players for rape. He was not only disbarred but charged with lying to the court and withholding evidence. NPR reporter Adam Hochberg, who attended Mike Nifong’s hearing, describes the verdict in addition to the next steps.