The federal prisons were full of people who didn’t do anything wrong and had nothing to hide.

If the prosecution does its job, you’re guilty. If they fuck up, you’re not guilty, but you’re never innocent.

Brent had had enough experience with the legal system to know that, despite the express wording of the Constitution

You were guilty until you proved yourself innocent, and the government’s idea of justice was to decide you were guilty first and then lock you up so you couldn’t prepare a defense, let alone pay for one.