{"product_id":"9781620970409","title":"Kids for Cash: Two Judges, Thousands of Children, and a $2.8 Million Kickback Scheme","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e reporter William Ecenbarger comes the exposé of a shocking scandal that ruined thousands of young lives—in paperback for the first time. As the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e 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. The \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e called the story \"harrowing,\" \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e called it \"shocking,\" and the \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e called it \"heartbreaking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it was first released, \u003ci\u003eKids for Cash\u003c\/i\u003e brought the story to national attention, where it has stayed ever since. As the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e pointed out, this is the \"worst stain on Pennsylvania, a state with more than its share of stains…Bill Ecenbarger offers a detail-packed, sickening account of the scandal and its impact. Anyone caring about courts, justice or children should read it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031890346224,"sku":"9781620970409","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620970409_p0.jpg?v=1763857021","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620970409","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}