| Title | : | Shackled : A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away |
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| Author | : | Candy J Cooper |
| Release | : | 2024-08-13 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Kids & Young Adults |
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| 1 | Shackled : A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue | Candy J Cooper |
| 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. A simple misstep could result in severe punishment. 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. 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. |
