1. Plea bargaining has replaced the trial in a vast majority of cases. Thus, the district attorney has more power than the judge. There is seldom a review of the deal and, in many cases, the accused is actually innocent.
2. Mandatory sentencing removes the judge from deciding punishment based on the details of a particular case. It also increases the prison population.
3. Because they can't afford to pay bail, poor people spend time in jail even though they are innocent.
4. The War on Drugs has increased the amount of crime here and in many other countries.
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