The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that state juries must be unanimous to convict criminal defendants.

美最高法院今天作出判决，在认定被告有罪上，各州陪审团必须通过一致意见。

If it's a criminal defendant in a case, the state is charging that person with a crime.

如果是刑事被告案件，国家就会指控他犯罪。

Waiting is excruciating for any criminal defendant, because there's always a sense of 'what if? ' says the source.

“对任何刑事被告来说，等待都是痛苦的，因为总是有一种‘如果… … 会怎样’的感觉，”消息人士说。

Around 40 percent of criminal defendants are ultimately released on bail.

大约 40% 的刑事被告最终获得保释。

And in some states, 80 percent of criminal defendants can't even afford a attorney, so an overworked public defender controls your fate — one government employee, countless lives at stake.

在某些州，80% 的刑事被告甚至请不起律师，因此过度劳累的公设辩护人控制着你的命运——一名政府雇员，无数人的生命危在旦夕。

It's time for a reset, given mass incarceration, medical and consumer debt and given indigent criminal defendants who are charged and put in debt because they're expected to pay for their own probation officers and their own electronic monitors.

是时候重启了，想想大量的监禁，医疗和消费债务，还有那些因受到指控而深陷债务的穷困被告们，因为他们要支付自己的缓刑官，以及自己的电子监控器。