Pennsylvania Kids-for-Cash Scheme - Democracy NOW!

Democracy NOW! DN! - A federal jury has found a former Pennsylvania judge guilty of participating in a so-called "kids-for-cash" scheme, in which he received money in exchange for sending juvenile offenders to for-profit youth jails over the years. Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella, Jr. was convicted Friday of accepting bribes and kickbacks for putting juveniles into detention centers operated by PA Child Care and a sister company, Western Pennsylvania Child Care. Ciavarella and another judge, Michael Conahan, are said to have received $2.6 million dollars for their efforts. Ciavarella faces a maximum sentence of 157 years in prison, in addition to a class-action lawsuit on behalf of the youths' families. We are joined by Marsha Levick of the Juvenile Law Center and to Sandy Fonzo, who believes her son committed suicide after Ciavarella sent him to jail twice. Published with written permission from democracynow.org. http://www.democracynow.org Provided to you under Democracy NOW creative commons license. Democracy NOW!, an independent non-profit user funded news media, recognized and broadcast world wide.

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[snooch1975]

see thts why you dont use the law to strait in out your kids thats the PARENTS job butt yes this ex judge should be sentenced to the max and in general population no special treatment next question where these Companys charged ?? or are they still in operation?

[Cabronosidad]

This bastard deserves the full French Revolution treatment - paraded through the streets of the town, shackled, filthy & beaten on a donkey cart, on his way to the guillotine!

[sellersavings]

@akmrmike Do you know that they wont let you out of the hospital without a birth certificate???? People would murder their children, or NOT send them to school and no one would find out if there was no record!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sellersavings]

@iShadow93 dude he was in prison how could she talk him out of it you ass? Maybe you should commit suicide!

[Atheeizm]

He got 28 years!!

[sporocyst1973]

Still think private for profit prisons are a good ideal?

[TheAnnafisher]

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[iShadow93]

He's the adult, he should be teaching my son a lesson... Sandy, ur the PARENT, ur supposed to talk to your kid about stuff like that, you dumb bitch! His suicide was UR damn fault!

[djkoz78]

why are just the judges being sentenced what about the people in charge of the boys center who gave them the money??

[condor5150]

2 years for joyriding his own Mother's car? Horrible!

Judges aren't the only one's involved in these cash for kids deals!

[condor5150]

2 years for joyriding his own Mother's car? Horrible!

[akmrmike]

We are a democracy, thats the problem. We used to be a republic. Protect your kids when they are born. Don't let a birth certificate be created. Protect your marriage, don't get a marriage license.