had $ 1 million in bribes from the construction of two detention centers in exchange for filling with juvenile offenders
A judge of many years of service has been ordered to spend nearly 30 years in prison for his role in a corruption scandal that led to the Supreme Court of the State to overturn the convictions of thousands of children.
former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in jail for $ 1 million (£ 617,000) in bribes from the construction of two juvenile detention centers in a case known as "children for money."
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned about 4,000 convictions issued by Ciavarella between 2003 and 2008, claiming it violated the constitutional rights of minors, including the right to counsel and the right to enter intelligently a plea.
Ciavarella, 61, was tried and convicted of racketeering earlier this year. His lawyers had asked for a "reasonable" sentence in court documents, saying, in effect, already been punished enough.
and a second judge, Michael Conahan, to over 2 million in kickbacks from the builder of PA Child Care and Western PA Child Care detention and extortion Hundreds of thousands of dollars in facilities co-owner.
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