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  • Ph.D. Candidate in Applied Psychology and Prevention Science; Data Manager at the Center for Open Science, UMass Lowell
When people are held in jail, they’re likely to accept quick release – even if it means admitting to something they didn’t do. Caspar Benson via Getty Images

Pandemic pushed defendants to plead guilty more often, including innocent people pleading to crimes they didn’t commit

Shi Yan, Arizona State University; David M. Zimmerman, Missouri State University; Kelly T. Sutherland, UMass Lowell, and Miko M. Wilford, UMass Lowell

While guilty people are more receptive to plea offers, innocent defendants can also see pleading guilty as an attractive option.

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