Former judge sentenced to prison for "kids for cash" scheme
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A former Pennsylvania juvenile court judge was sentenced on Thursday to 28 years in prison for accepting payment to send juveniles to a for-profit detention facility in a scandal dubbed “kids for cash,”. Former Luzerne County Juvenile Court Judge Mark Ciavarella, 61, accepted nearly $1 million from a developer who built the detention facility, prosecutors said. Under the “kids for cash” scheme, … Continue reading Former judge sentenced to prison for "kids for cash" scheme

