“Kids for Cash” Judge Sentenced to 28 Years

In what has to be the pinnacle of judicial misconduct, Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for “selling” juveniles into a private prison system.  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court estimates that over 5,000 young men and women were denied their constitutional rights, and were unjustly incarcerated.  The court has, so far, overturned 4,000 of those convictions.  Ciavarella received millions in “bribes” from the private prison system for railroading kids into prison.  In May, 2013, a Federal Appeals Court upheld that sentence, confirming that Ciavarella did, in fact, receive a “fair and impartial” trial.

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3 responses to ““Kids for Cash” Judge Sentenced to 28 Years

  1. What happened to the companies that bribed him? Did Robert Powell get jail time, or just a fine? Did Zappala’s brother, a local DA, get him off the hook? Did Jane Orie have any connection with this? And, last but not least, how dirty is Pennsylvania’s beloved governor?

  2. Docile Jim Brady – Bend OR 97702's avatar Docile Jim Brady – Columbus OH 43209

    Sentence is fair .

  3. http://youtu.be/lEe-Y__uSiU Please watch!! Looking for Civil Rights Lawsuit Lawyer For American Indian Family using a SUCCESSFUL case in the United States Court of Federal Claims!

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    AND for a DAMAGE CLAIM under 42-USC 1983 Civil Rights Complaint and Unlawful incarceration. ANYBODY, is there anybody out there? This case is one of the greatest government set-ups driven by greed, racism and political gain.

    Also a federal attorney who would file a habeas corpus. The habeas has been written but we need an attorney to file. thank you . I would like 5 things 1. fed attorney for the trial aspect 2. pardon attorney 3. lawsuit on the doctors for medical misconduct 4. civil law suit against dss, prosecutor and sd by the children who were used by so called professionals to convict innocent people 5. damage claim for the 4 men and the 5 children abused at the jury trial in the name of justice. http://youtu.be/-fhm8oeZGbE

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