01970cam a2200277 4500 1905060580 TxAuBib 20250202120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798892743181 741e5c3b-71d6-48ea-a044-f9ca69692206 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10935439 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Cooper, Candy J. Shackled [Libby] : A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away. Recorded Books, Inc., 2024. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 107MB. Law. Sociology. Crime. Young Adult Nonfiction. HTML:Beginning in the early 2000s, Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan exerted a mighty influence over the workings of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Under their guidance a stern warning aimed at young people spread throughout the county: follow the rules.<br /> A simple misstep could result in severe punishment.<br /> In the post-Columbine era, many believed this type of old-school discipline was just what juveniles needed to stay on the straight and narrow path. However, as more and more kids and teens received shocking sentences for seemingly minor offenses, a disturbing pattern of corruption and lies began to emerge.<br /> With original reporting and extensive new research from Pulitzer Prize finalist Candy J. Cooper, Shackled chronicles the infamous kids-for-cash scandal, where the scales of justice were deliberately tipped to fill prison beds and line the pockets of those sworn to uphold the law. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-02-01 20:00:03. Hicks, Beth. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=741e5c3b-71d6-48ea-a044-f9ca69692206&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)