re: Northshore Folks.....Collin Sims and Vincent Wynne DA's Race?

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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.

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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.