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Lunacee_2013

(529 posts)
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 10:12 AM Feb 2014

Cash for Kids Scandal.

I was watching Democracy Now! this morning and they were doing a special on the Cash for Kids scandal in Pennsylvania. Has anyone else heard about this? Two judges, Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan, sentenced thousands of children to boot camps, detention centers, rehab, and jail in exchange for money from the private detention centers. $2.6 million in cash, allegedly.

Here are a few articles about it:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/23/pennsylvania.corrupt.judges/index.html?_s=PM:CRIME

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/kids-for-cash-scandal-2-million-settlement_n_4123236.html#slide=1607575

And here's a look at the documentary about it: http://www.movies.com/kids-for-cash/m69836

There was a $2.5 million settlement for the kids and the (ex) judges were given jail time, but those kids will never get that part of their childhood back. This is just one of the many reasons why private jails, or "detention centers", are a horrible idea. There's just too much room for corruption in our justice system.

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Cash for Kids Scandal. (Original Post) Lunacee_2013 Feb 2014 OP
Yes JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #1
Yes, I heard about it. SamKnause Feb 2014 #2
Yeah, I feel bad for Rachel. Lunacee_2013 Feb 2014 #3

SamKnause

(13,043 posts)
2. Yes, I heard about it.
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 10:29 AM
Feb 2014

Democracy Now has had several reports about Cash for Kids.

Democracy Now reports the news !!!

It is an excellent source for information pertaining to this country and around the world.

Independent news organizations are the only ones where the facts, not the myths, are reported.

Journalists like Rachel Maddow can only go so far.

She works for one of the corporations that control the media.

Their will not allow their "reputation" or bottom line to be challenged.

Lunacee_2013

(529 posts)
3. Yeah, I feel bad for Rachel.
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 11:10 AM
Feb 2014

You can tell she does her research, but the MSNBC bosses will only let her go so far. It would be nice if she had a show on FSTV or Link, but I don't think as many people would watch that compared to her current show. At least she can reach a wider audience on MSNBC, and hopefully that will get more people interested in left-wing politics.

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