Review of life without parole for juveniles should spur a new discussion In 2005 a 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court declared ...
Current and former district attorneys to address Pa. kids-for-cash scandal A panel investigating the "kids-for-cash" scandal in a northeastern Pennsylvania county is to ...
Former Pa. judges implicated in 'kids for cash' scandal plead not guilty to 48 counts Two former Pennsylvania judges implicated in a "kids-for-cash" scandal on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering charges. Former Luzerne County judges Mark Ciavarella Jr. and Michael ...
2 former Pa. judges indicted on racketeering, money laundering in kids-for-cash scheme Federal prosecutors have ratcheted up their pursuit of two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking $2.8 million in kickbacks to place youth offenders in private detention centers. Former Luzerne County ...
California to transform state's largest juvenile prison into lockup for 1,200 adult criminals California plans to transform its largest juvenile prison into a lockup for 1,200 adults to save money and ease crowding in the adult system, officials said Thursday. Corrections officials ...
Detroit boy, 12, faces murder charge, possible life sentence, in shooting death of woman, 24 A 12-year-old Detroit boy accused of shooting a 24-year-old woman to death during a street robbery could face an adult murder sentence of life in prison without ...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court reverses itself, now wants to save records of judicial scandal The state Supreme Court bowed to pressure and abandoned its plan to destroy the records of thousands of juveniles who appeared before a corrupt judge between 2003 and 2008. ...
