MISSISSIPPI MESS

I'm furious at the state of Mississippi. I have a relative who has committed crimes(accessory to bugulary). I agree that he should be punished. However, they scared him and the other boys into pleases that will have them locked up for 3 and 4 decades!!! Did I mention that all of the boys who were convicted of the crimes all suffer mental illness, ranging from my relative, mentally retarded to ADHD. The ages ranged from 17-18, except for the 'ring leader' who was 21, and very sane. While the mentally ill boys got screwed up the ass, the ring leader copped a plea!!!(they later accused him of trying to escape so he's now serving 4 decades). The Public pretender worked in close conjunction w/ the States Attorney's office to have these boys cop pleas for the things that they did, and some things that they didn't do. And how do I know this? Because eye witness placed other individuals at the scene of the crime, one of the eye witnesses described the ringleader, and one other caucasian male. The other three mentally challenged boys were charged and pleaded guilty(or face 75 years if they didn't) while the ring leader was rewarded w/ trustee status, which will significantly lower his time.
Now I am no way a convict sympathizer, however, fair is fair. I am sure that none of us would want to sit on decades for crimes that we didn't commit. The state can do this because there isn't enough money to pay an attorney it's lenghty legal fees. And the public pretender has a boss. That's the States Attorney, the one prosocuting these individuals, so there goes your best defense. I tell you, laws need to be changed. Politicing with peoples lives is dangerous.
Whose looking out for those who have wronged us? No one. We say throw them away. 'They did the crime...." What happens when they are forced to plea to things that they hadn't done, and the lawyers and judges know this? What happens when mental illness is involved, but not considered a factor? Do we just ignore it? Go on about our lives, pretending that all is well in the world? Or do we stand up for justice? Do what's right when someone has done wrong. If incidents like this is allowed to continue, the justice system becomes worst than the inmates it convicts.
I am in no way an advocate for soft punishments, however, I feel that if we allow our states to punished biased, we will reap the seeds of deceit then we'll sow trechery.