# Criminal justice in the US **URL:** https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/c/justice/10.md [Latest](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/categories.md) --- ## [Plea bargaining in the USA – what can be done?](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/plea-bargaining-in-the-usa-what-can-be-done/71)
**Author:** [@Sam\_not\_that\_Sam](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/u/Sam_not_that_Sam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.whathappenedftx.com/t/plea-bargaining-in-the-usa-what-can-be-done/71 "2024-09-10T16:59:17Z")
Ok so I am not a US citizen one thing that seems completely crazy to me about the USA is the whole plea bargaining system: Basically 95% of cases do not go to trail they are resolved through plea bargaining. See: The "p…