Judges Sent Juveniles to Prison Receive $2.6 million in Head Count Kickbacks

http://eddiegriffinbasg.blogspot.com/2009/02/judges-sent-juveniles-to-prison-receive.html

I have known for some time that certain judges were getting kickbacks for every head they sent to prison. I just didn't have the proof, until now. 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... Wilkes-Barre judges accused of jailing kids for cash . Luzerne County Judges Mark Ciavarella and M