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Why Innocent People Plead Guilty (#286)

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Lynn Thoman

January 27, 2026

Show Notes

Federal Judge Jed Rakoff has spent decades inside the justice system - as a prosecutor, a defense attorney, and now a judge. In this conversation, he challenges how we think justice works and explains why outcomes often have little to do with guilt or innocence.

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