Kids for cash : two judges, thousands of children, and a $2.8 million kickback scheme / William Ecenbarger.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2012.Description: xiv, 272 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1595586849 : HRD
  • 9781595586841
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 365/.4209748 23
LOC classification:
  • HV9105.P22 E34 2012
Contents:
Matthew, Angelia, Lisa, and Charlie -- Barons and godfathers -- Scooch and the Boss -- Minding their own business -- The elephant in the courtroom -- The cash flows -- Hillary and Jessica -- Disgrace and infamy -- The trial -- The hearings -- Our lock-'em-up society.
Summary: Investigates the "kids for cash" scandal that saw Judge Mark A. Ciavarella hand down unusually harsh sentences to delinquent teenagers, ordering that they be sent to a detention facility in which he had a financial stake.
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Includes index.

Matthew, Angelia, Lisa, and Charlie -- Barons and godfathers -- Scooch and the Boss -- Minding their own business -- The elephant in the courtroom -- The cash flows -- Hillary and Jessica -- Disgrace and infamy -- The trial -- The hearings -- Our lock-'em-up society.

Investigates the "kids for cash" scandal that saw Judge Mark A. Ciavarella hand down unusually harsh sentences to delinquent teenagers, ordering that they be sent to a detention facility in which he had a financial stake.

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