Posted On: February 23, 2009
Youth Detention Center: Two Judges Taking Kickbacks in Pennsylvania
CNN has a story that would be very hard to believe if there was not a guilty plea. Two judges in Pennsylvania were paid $2.6 million in kickbacks to sentence juveniles to facilities for troubled teens. The judges have been disbarred and have resigned from the bench, agreeing to serve over 7 years in prison under their plea bargains.
The article offers a number of insane examples of the sentences of these judges. One 15-year-old was sent to a wilderness camp for mocking an assistant principal on her MySpace page. Incredible. I cannot imagine how all of this slipped through the cracks for as long as it did.
