Some of these folks are taking plea deals to get out on time served. That time they are serving? It&#x27;s accrued while they are waiting to go to trial. In a hideously over crowded prison system with overworked public defenders, the right to a speedy trial is a thing of the past. Here is a particularly terrible story of this kind: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2014&#x2F;10&#x2F;06&#x2F;before-the-law" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2014&#x2F;10&#x2F;06&#x2F;before-the-law</a><p>Tragically, the young man from the story committed suicide last year: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;news-desk&#x2F;kalief-browder-1993-2015" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;news-desk&#x2F;kalief-browder-1993-...</a>