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Pennsylvania Judge Sentenced For 28 Years For Selling Kids to the Prison System [View all] dixiegrrrrl May 2013 OP

Pennsylvania Judge Sentenced For 28 Years For Selling Kids Flashmann May 2013 #1

US PIC system at its finest. PIC = Prision Industrial Complex nt kelliekat44 May 2013 #78

Sounds like he should have "judged not." Orrex May 2013 #2

Who could possibly have predicted this outcome from privatizing prisons? (sarcasm) (nt) Nine May 2013 #3

I can not say what I hope happens to this traitorous POS in prison Drale May 2013 #4

Be careful. Someone on DU will excoriate you Ilsa May 2013 #13

My 1st hidden post on DU was for thinking out loud re: this topic you are thinking about. In_The_Wind May 2013 #57

+1 SunSeeker May 2013 #72

Kick, rec, and 28 years isn't enough. Lock that bastard up and toss the key. MADem May 2013 #5

I say.... defacto7 May 2013 #52

Good! But he should get life in prison without possibility of parole. Auntie Bush May 2013 #6

If we can't pay for public prisons pipoman May 2013 #7

and just like skilling he'll skate after serving only a small portion of his 28 leftyohiolib May 2013 #8

Ok, but what about the company that bribed him? Are they still in business? Xipe Totec May 2013 #9

That's what I was going to ask. The briber should be facing serious jail time too. shraby May 2013 #10

see update in OP dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #19

Well, let's see here... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #12

Were the people the judge put in jail freed? lob1 May 2013 #25

If I remember a lot of sentences were cut short and so on Posteritatis May 2013 #31

Looks like he just had to pay a fine? blaze May 2013 #35

a no good rotten bastard like this blueknight May 2013 #11

they should put him in the general population with some of the folks he sold up the river. spanone May 2013 #14

No. I disagree with this. jmowreader May 2013 #28

Justice, Health and Education should never be part of the free market system. LanternWaste May 2013 #15

And defense adieu May 2013 #62

Put him in general population. muntrv May 2013 #16

+1 In_The_Wind May 2013 #58

Essentially a life sentence. Good, and good riddance. CanonRay May 2013 #17

For profit prisons RainDog May 2013 #18

K & R n/t glinda May 2013 #20

Time to dump the for profit prisons! Initech May 2013 #21

K&R proverbialwisdom May 2013 #22

In this day and age...unbelievable Catherine Vincent May 2013 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #24

You really believe there are just two judges involved in the prison for profit racket? malaise May 2013 #33

Read the actual post. That's the opposite of what the poster said. n/t pnwmom May 2013 #38

Oops malaise May 2013 #40

Especially with a newbie pnwmom May 2013 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise May 2013 #41

Welcome to DU, simplify! n/t pnwmom May 2013 #39

Good !!! WillyT May 2013 #26

good riddance to bad trash n/t warrprayer May 2013 #27

This criminal was sentenced on August 11, 2011. He has been in jail since then. John1956PA May 2013 #29

A fine example of GiveMeFreedom May 2013 #30

Throw away the effin keys malaise May 2013 #32

Putting kids in prison as sexual slaves. SCVDem May 2013 #34

through doubtless endless appeals he won't see a day in prison. stlsaxman May 2013 #36

He was sentenced in 2011 leftynyc May 2013 #60

not so much a "theory" as total lack of faith in our "Justice" system. stlsaxman May 2013 #79

Ah - that's certainly understandable leftynyc May 2013 #83

Isnt' this old news? Mark Ciavarella was sentenced in August 11, 2011 Tx4obama May 2013 #37

It frequently happens that sources print stuff with current dates dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #47

I hope the prison was reverted to the government and I wish the would legalize pot! Dustlawyer May 2013 #43

Instead of free weights and excercise SCVDem May 2013 #46

Sounds great! Unfortunately, people would break the law just to go to prison! Dustlawyer May 2013 #61

Just wait . . . another_liberal May 2013 #44

America has become a prison state with these "for profit" prisons davidn3600 May 2013 #45

The TV show, Leverage, covered this topic a few years ago displacedtexan May 2013 #48

Tip. Iceberg. Wednesdays May 2013 #49

Totally agree laundry_queen May 2013 #82

Private prisons are evil. woo me with science May 2013 #50

Private prisons should not be acceptable Matariki May 2013 #51

the developer needs more jail time too. HiPointDem May 2013 #53

Logical conclusion of a for profit prison industry. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #54

Human Merchandise Blue Owl May 2013 #55

why dont prison owners serve real time? sigmasix May 2013 #56

Good...let him enjoy prison jessie04 May 2013 #59

Justice was slow in coming perdita9 May 2013 #63

The gristmill of the gods grinds slowly... malthaussen May 2013 #65

This criminal had been in prison since 2011. OP refers to the 2011 sentencing. Old news. John1956PA May 2013 #76

Any coverage of this on the tee vee? Octafish May 2013 #64

Well, we have no tv, soooooo dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #67

THAT explains it. Octafish May 2013 #85

awww......golly gee whiz.... dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #86

This is a 2011 story which was well covered in its time. OP should state it is a 2011 story. John1956PA May 2013 #77

So what if it's 2011? In Detroit, practically no one knows about it. Octafish May 2013 #84

I have no problem that the story gets retold, it is just that the OP should clarify it is from 2011. John1956PA May 2013 #87

I'm a DU noob (so please be nice!) BrownDoggie Jun 2013 #88

And privatizing prisons brings it all to you! AllyCat May 2013 #66

Or... KansDem May 2013 #70

Video: Distraught mother lashed out at former Convected Judge Mark Ciavarella KansDem May 2013 #68

Not long enough sentence, unfortunately. Bake May 2013 #69

I wish they were Capital offences. xtraxritical May 2013 #71

Non is above the Law Naijabizcom May 2013 #73

Oh please, if only that was true. Why is GWB not in jail? Rex May 2013 #75

It is official, private prisons encourage perversity. Rex May 2013 #74

! FiveGoodMen May 2013 #80

THank goodness *someone* is getting real justice in this fucked up system of ours Cal Carpenter May 2013 #81