This video explains why rich people — like the heir to the Dupont fortune who admitted raping his three-year-old daughter — are able to avoid jail. As you might guess, they pay high-power lawyers to convince prosecutors (sometimes contributing to DA's campaign funds) to give their crooked clients sweetheart plea deals. Of course, public defenders don't enjoy the same level of access to prosecutors.
How rich people buy their way out of prison
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