Reports - Jailing Kids for Cash

As many as 5,000 children in Pennsylvania have been found guilty, and up to 2,000 of them jailed, by two corrupt judges who received kickbacks from the builders and owners of private prison facilities that benefited. The two judges pleaded guilty in a stunning case of greed and corruption that is still unfolding. Judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan received $2.6 million in kickbacks while imprisoning children who often had no access to a ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Feb 19, 2009 - 7:16 AM PST
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Feb 19, 2009 - 7:16 AM PST

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by Barry Grossheim - Feb. 19, 2009

A very disturbing look at for profit prisons and the greed that destroys lives.

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