The Plea of Innocence: Restoring Truth to the American Justice System

The Plea of Innocence offers a fundamental reform of the adversarial system: plausibly innocent people may now plead innocent and require the government to search for exonerating facts; in return, they will be required to waive their right to remain silent, speak to government agents, and participate in a search for truth.



While almost all the participants within the system hope that only guilty people will be convicted, the unfortunate reality is that innocent people are convicted and impri...