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Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town That Looked Away
By COOPER, Candy J.
- ISBN
- 9781662620133
- Publisher
- Astra Calkins Creek
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2024 | Middle To High School
Gr 7 Up—Cooper relates the story of two corrupt judges who received massive financial kickbacks for putting hundreds of juvenile offenders in jail for relatively minor offenses in Luzerne County, PA, from the late 1990s to 2008. She starts off with an informative chapter on the history of coal mining in the region and the corruption that grew out of that industry. Then, at a speedy pace, she outlines how the judges carried out their scheme. In addition to r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
