Pa. judges accused of jailing kids for cash

rpannier

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Wed Feb-11-09 06:07 PM
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Pa. judges accused of jailing kids for cash

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – For years, the juvenile court system in Wilkes-Barre operated like a conveyor belt: Youngsters were brought before judges without a lawyer, given hearings that lasted only a minute or two, and then sent off to juvenile prison for months for minor offenses.

The explanation, prosecutors say, was corruption on the bench.

In one of the most shocking cases of courtroom graft on record, two Pennsylvania judges have been charged with taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send teenagers to two privately run youth detention centers.

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http://www.mashget.com/2009/02/11/pa-judges-accused-of-jailing-kids-for-cash/

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Wed Feb-11-09 06:08 PM
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1. Richie riches are going to do time?

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