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6. LUZERNE "KIDS FOR CASH" SCANDAL

Reply to EarlG (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 23, 2026, 06:35 PM

Jan 23

https://jlc.org/luzerne-kids-cash-scandal

LUZERNE "KIDS FOR CASH" SCANDAL

In 2007, a frantic call from an alarmed parent prompted Juvenile Law Center to investigate irregularities in Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County juvenile court. We discovered that hundreds of children routinely appeared before Judge Mark Ciavarella without counsel, were quickly adjudicated delinquent (found guilty) for minor offenses and immediately transferred to out-of-home placements. We petitioned the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2008 to vacate the juveniles’ adjudications of delinquency and expunge their records.

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(Judges closed public juvenile detention center. Funneled kids for minor offenses to private centers for millions in kickbacks)

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