Reddit reviews Indefensible: One Lawyer's Journey into the Inferno of American Justice
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Highly recommend the book Indefensible by David Feige for those interested in these issues. Not a flawless book but brings up many important issues in a very accessible way. http://www.amazon.com/Indefensible-Lawyers-Journey-Inferno-American/dp/031615623X
The author is also chairman of a fund that helps poor defendants make bail. Which might not sound like a big deal, but it is something that allows poor defendants one of the main advantages of wealthier defendants in being able to fight their cases from a position of freedom rather than from a jail cell. The inability to make bail influences many, many people in the decision to take plea deals rather than fight charges.
http://davidfeige.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-bronx-freedom-fund-six-months-in.html
Check out this book if you're a reader. You might come out of it with a new appreciation for what they do.
https://www.amazon.com/Indefensible-Lawyers-Journey-Inferno-American/dp/031615623X
You may be interested in this. I read it for a criminal justice class this past semester and it spells out in clear detail exactly how a lot of this ridiculous bullshit happens. At one point, a guy goes to jail for walking his friend's unlicensed dogs because of a series of simple misunderstandings and a judge who was having a bad day.