Plea deals save money. Also helps to keep the prison industrial complex flush with dollars. You get a plea down to a manslaughter vs a straight up murder charge you still put the guy away.....just not as long. You don't get the trial, the prisons are still full. Everyone wins.

To this point, at least Simms is prosecuting. Wynne hasn't for a while. Wynne and Riecke have business interests that would be well served with an ally in the DAS office. Don't focus on the criminal end, it's the Civil end you should be watching.

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Posted by Jake88

Member since Apr 2005

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Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:42 am to KiwiHead

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Plea deals save money

I understand that, but he's below the national average.

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You get a plea down to a manslaughter vs a straight up murder charge you still put the guy away.....just not as long

Not even remotely as long. This is the problem.

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Posted by gizmothepug

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Member since Apr 2015

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Posted on 3/9/24 at 7:58 pm to KiwiHead

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Plea deals save money. Also helps to keep the prison industrial complex flush with dollars. You get a plea down to a manslaughter vs a straight up murder charge you still put the guy away.....just not as long. You don't get the trial, the prisons are still full. Everyone wins.

The prison industrial complex is the problem. Murder and manslaughter or one thing, clogging up the courts with misdemeanors, especially for first time offenders is a different story. The fact that we reached a point in this country where people make money off of putting people in jail or prison is ridiculous. As far as the local perspective, St. Tammany is all that matters, Washington Parish is an afterthought.

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