Kids for Cash: Two Judges, Thousands of Children, and a $2.8 Million Kickback Scheme

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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Philadelphia Inquirer" reporter William Ecenbarger comes the expose of a shocking scandal that ruined thousands of young lives--in paperback for the first time. As the "Boston Globe" wrote, "The story is incredible: Thousands of children wrongfully sentenced to juvenile detention centers, many without legal representation and after cursory hearings, by two rogue judges in northern Pennsylvania who received millions of dollars in bribes from the private institutions' owners." The story has all the elements of a true-crime legal thriller--mafia connections, colorful characters, corruption--and was made into a documentary of the same title, released in theaters in 2014.

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"A harrowing tale, lucidly told."
The New York Times Book Review

"A gripping story, too unbelievable to be fiction."
Foreword Reviews

"A colorful and gripping account of the two judges corruption and downfall. This book is a page-turner."
Pennsylvania Lawyer

"William Ecenbargers Kids for Cash takes the reader deep inside a profoundly flawed legal system, revealing the twisted and haunted realities of Americas juvenile justice system."
Palo Verde Valley Times

"A well-researched, insightful expos of corruption in the juvenile justice system: a must-read for those interested in social justice, court reform and childrens rights."
Citizens Voice

Author Bio

William Ecenbarger was part of a "Philadelphia Inquirer" reporting team that was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident. Once an international correspondent for "Reader's Digest," he has been published in the "Washington Post," the "Los Angeles Times," "Smithsonian Magazine," "Esquire," "Audubon," and other leading newspapers and magazines. He is also the author of "Walkin' the Line," a travel-history narrative about the Mason-Dixon Line. He lives with his wife, a travel photographer, in Hershey, Pennsylvania.