Judge Sentenced to 30YRS 4 Selling Kids 2 Prisons...
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Mark Ciavarella Jr, a 61-year old former judge in Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for literally selling young juveniles for cash. He was convicted of accepting money in exchange for incarcerating thousands of adults and children into a prison facility owned by a developer who was paying him under the table. The kickbacks amounted to more than $1 million.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned some 4,000 convictions issued by him between 2003 and 2008, claiming he violated the constitutional rights of the juveniles – including the right to legal counsel and the right to intelligently enter a plea. Some of the juveniles he sentenced were as young as 10-years old.
Ciavarella was convicted of 12 counts, including racketeering, money laundering, mail fraud and tax evasion. He was also ordered to repay $1.2 million in restitution.
His "kids for cash" program has revealed that corruption is indeed within the prison system, mostly driven by the growth in private prisons seeking profits by any means necessary.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned some 4,000 convictions issued by him between 2003 and 2008, claiming he violated the constitutional rights of the juveniles – including the right to legal counsel and the right to intelligently enter a plea. Some of the juveniles he sentenced were as young as 10-years old.
Ciavarella was convicted of 12 counts, including racketeering, money laundering, mail fraud and tax evasion. He was also ordered to repay $1.2 million in restitution.
His "kids for cash" program has revealed that corruption is indeed within the prison system, mostly driven by the growth in private prisons seeking profits by any means necessary.
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Small victory for justice. But why dont private prison system CEOs go to jail for buying them doe?
As usual the scapegoat is the smallest fish in the pond. He's just the tip of the iceberg and got sacrificed. -
yo that's messed up but hilarious at the same time!
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I agree the CEO should have been locked up too. This type of thing is common, they do it with adults...problem is: once you're convicted as an adult nobody care about you anymore (outside your family and potential victims). Judges, lawyers, all go on about their life.
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Valentinez A. Kaiser wrote: »yo that's messed up but hilarious at the same time!
what's funny about young kids getting locked up behind some greedy judge? -
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I wonder who blew the whistle
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only 30 years...
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There we have it. So conspiracies do exist
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playmaker88 wrote: »only 30 years...