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Shackled : a tale of wronged kids, rogue judges, and a town that looked away / Candy J. Cooper.

Summary:
Beginning in the early 2000s, Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan exerted a mighty influence over the workings of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Under their guidance a stern warning aimed at young people spread throughout the county: follow the rules. A simple misstep could result in severe punishment. In the post-Columbine era, many believed this type of old-school discipline was just what juveniles needed to stay on the straight and narrow path. However, as more and more kids and teens received shocking sentences for seemingly minor offenses, a disturbing pattern of corruption and lies began to emerge. With original reporting and extensive new research from Pulizter Prize finalist Candy J. Cooper, Shackled chronicles the infamous kids-for-cash scandal, where the scales of justice were deliberately tipped to fill prison beds and line the pockets of those sworn to uphold the law.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781662620133
  • ISBN: 1662620136
  • Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Portal to calamity -- Just Greed -- Intolerance -- Four men and two buildings -- Kids for cash -- Kingdom of silence -- Divergence -- Villain or victim -- Standing up -- Cracks -- Cat and mouse -- Terrible, horrible, no good -- Rage and sorrow -- Deal or no deal -- Depths of indifference -- Frisbee, yoga, spin -- unimaginable brutality -- Harm reduction -- Branded.
Target Audience Note:
Grades 7-9 Calkins Creek.
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild Selection.
Subject: Juvenile justice, Administration of > Corrupt practices > Pennsylvania > Juvenile literature.
Corruption > Law and legislation > Pennsylvania > Juvenile literature.
Bribery > Law and legislation > Pennsylvania > Juvenile literature.
Judicial error > Pennsylvania > Juvenile literature.
Juvenile courts > Pennsylvania > Juvenile literature.
Juvenile detention > Pennsylvania > Juvenile literature.
Juvenile justice, Administration of > Corrupt practices > Pennsylvania.
Corruption > Law and legislation > Pennsylvania.
Bribery > Law and legislation > Pennsylvania.
Judicial error.
Juvenile courts.
Juvenile detention homes.
Genre: Young Adult literature.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emmaus Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Emmaus Public Library YA 364.1 COOP (Text) 36446002114091 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -


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