A coalition of legal and civil rights organizations has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to ...

I was given the chance to escape a traffic charge by pleading to something I didn't do. How does that serve justice? Credit: Getty Images. Traffic court: It’s where you swear to tell nothing but the ...

A former Casper police officer who fired shots during a 17-hour standoff is asking the Wyoming Supreme Court to overturn a sentence far harsher than ...

In a bid to improve judicial efficiency, the Lagos State Ministry of Justice is steadily advancing criminal justice reforms through its plea bargaining and district prosecutor schemes, a development ...

Lewis Kazungu, 22, the main suspect in the murder of Faridah Changawa, 17, has requested a plea bargain after the three witnesses testified against him in the High Court in Mombasa. Through his lawyer ...

Supporters of cashless bail say its elimination could pressure more accused defendants to take plea bargains as an alternative to indefinite detention and be a boon for the bail bond industry.