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On those, more than 80% are there because of mandatory sentencing regimes. if somebody is looking at a potential plea and seeing the potential of their life stretching out in front of them entirely in prison if they go to trial where theyre looking at a plea deal, thats extraordinary pressure. >> let me come back to you for the last piece here. i heard you say you keep reasonable case loads and as a result you can push your attorneys the to take things to trial to the diseffect that jew gene was...

focus. and later -- >> you cant throw a generation of kids away. >> an icon speaking out on some alarming statistics. well tell you what has the grammy winner so fired up. good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. its 8:00 on the east coast. 5:00 a.m. out west. thanks for waking up with us. we start in colorado where firefighters are hoping for a little help from mother nature. the waldo canyon fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes so far and thousands more are threatened. firefighters have...

They were surrounded by several victims from around the state. they brought them in from various different agencies. there was one man who i assume was the father of deceased who was staring throughout the entire hearing. i dont think he took his eyes off for a second. no one said anything. >> greta: what about the judge? >> he is the chief judge here. he doesnt have the heaviest of case loads. he has a lot of other duties that oversees the other judges. yet he certainly been here a long time. h...

They were surrounded by several victims from around the state. they brought them in from various different agencies. there was one man who i assume was the father of deceased who was staring throughout the entire hearing. i dont think he took his eyes off for a second. no one said anything. >> greta: what about the judge? >> he is the chief judge here. he doesnt have the heaviest of case loads. he has a lot of other duties that oversees the other judges. yet he certainly been here a long time. h...