The kids for cash scandal was a political scandal that occurred in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2009. Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella, two judges at the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, were exposed for receiving kickbacks in return for harsh adjudications on juvenile deliquents to increase occupancy at a private prison operated by PA Child Care.
The kids for cash scandal was a political scandal that occurred in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2009. Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella, two judges at the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, were exposed for receiving kickbacks in return for harsh adjudications on juvenile deliquents to increase occupancy at a private prison operated by PA Child Care.
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