Free market in action
by joe posts on Feb.18, 2009, under Blogs, Government, Politics
I’ve read about the huge prison industry in the United States, but I was surprised to hear that now the judges have gotten in on the action.
Two US judges charged with taking more than $2m (£1.4m) in kickbacks from a privately-run detention centre have pleaded guilty to fraud.
Prosecutors say Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan took the money in return for giving young offenders long sentences to serve in the centre. – BBC
Fraud?! That’s just product promotion! This wise investor had a captive audience. Poor kids:
A spokeswoman for the non-profit Juvenile Law Center said 1,000-2,000 juveniles who came before the judge between 2003 and 2006 received excessively harsh sentences.
Many of the children were first-time offenders and had no lawyers to defend them.
Get Tough on Crime! Make Millions!
