 | Shackled : a tale of wronged kids, rogue judges, and a town that looked away Author: Cooper, Candy J. | |
| Price: $14.99 | ||
Summary:
Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Candy J. Cooper.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: UG Reading Level: 8.20 Points: 7.0 Quiz: 552630 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (02/15/24)
School Library Journal (00/04/24)
Booklist (02/15/24)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (A) (00/03/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/15/2024 A corrupt youth justice system existed in Pennsylvania during the early 2000s. This system revolved around Mark Ciavarella, a maverick judge who imposed a brutal system of lengthy incarcerations for minor infractions (throwing a pillow at their mom) in hellish, for-profit detention centers that he partially owned. Ciavarella and his cohorts got away with unimaginable behavior for years, and investigative reporter Cooper provides accessible background information about coal-mining Pennsylvania and the blatant levels of institutional corruption that existed for decades. Hundreds of children and teens were forced to give up their right to a lawyer, went through mock trials, were incarcerated immediately, and were sent to ramshackle buildings to sleep on floors, starve, and be terrorized by older inmates. The action picks up during 2008 and an FBI investigation that led to much-needed reforms, too late for the scores of young people whose lives had been ruined. Their testimonies, and descriptions of the current restorative justice system, end the narrative. This story about peer victims will appeal to true-crime enthusiasts and socially conscious readers. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
