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Judges Jail Kids for Cash

By Glen Ashman

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Pa. judges accused of jailing kids for cash AP Feb. 11 2009

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.

2 Pa. judges sued in $2.6M kickback scheme Fri Feb 13, 6:54 PM ET AP

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Two lawsuits have been filed against two Pennsylvania judges accused of taking more than $2 million in kickbacks to send youth offenders to privately run detention centers.

Hundreds of Pa. juvenile convictions reversed Thu Mar 26, 5:55 PM ET AP

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania's highest court on Thursday overturned hundreds of juvenile convictions issued by a corrupt judge who took millions of dollars in kickbacks from youth detention centers.

Full post as published by It's (Barely) Legal on March 26, 2009 (boomark / email).