Scandals
Judges Took Bribes to Send Children to Privately Owned Juvenile Detention Centers
Tracie Mauriello
Post-Gazette
February 4, 2009
HARRISBURG — State lawmakers are seeking ways to compensate children sent to detention centers by a pair of Luzerne County judges charged with taking kickbacks for sending juvenile defendants to facilities in Luzerne and Butler counties.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf said yesterday he would hold a hearing to find ways to [...]
