John Oliver reveals some harrowing truths about the state of our public defender system and rewrites the Miranda rights to reflect these facts.

For those of you wondering what’s happened to the “Last Week Tonight” host’s fake church and anyone mildly interested in hearing the comedian diss the queen of England, be sure to get your hands on the full HBO episode when it becomes available–you won’t be disappointed.

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