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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.
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Hicks, Beth.
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