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Feb. 20, 2009

Scandal Serves as a Wake-Up Call About the State of Juvenile Justice

The case of two judges who allegedly took kickbacks for sending hundreds of kids to two private detention centers should serve as a wake-up call about the sorry state of juvenile justice, writes Matt Valenti.

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By Matt Valenti

Last week in Scranton, Pa., two judges entered guilty pleas in federal court to charges of wire fraud and income tax fraud connected to more than $2.6 million in kickbacks they received from two privately run youth detention centers.

Judges Mark Ciavarella Jr. and Michael Conahan are accused of an elaborate scheme that started when they shut down the county-run juvenile detention center and began sending juven...

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