Part One: The Cash for Kids Scandal

Robert is joined by Propaganda to discuss The Cash for Kids Scandal.FOOTNOTES: https://www.npr.org/2014/03/08/287286626/kids-for-cash-captures-a-juvenile-justice-scandal-from-two-sides https://medium.com/lantern-theater-company-searchlight/the-kids-for-cash-scandal-d28ad3ae60b https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-pa-kids-for-cash-hearing-20211026-2gh3amol5rgv7gqv3wzefuvcna-story.html https://www.inquirer.com/news/glen-mills-schools-license-closed-pa-abuse-investigation-dhs-20190408.html https://www.timesleader.com/top-stories/816416/ciavarella-denied-compassionate-release https://www.timesleader.com/news/747620/us-attorney-rejects-ciavarella-book-claims https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/11/kids-for-cash-judge-pennsylvania https://web.archive.org/web/20160127144717/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r109:E09MR6-0027 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123854010220075533 https://web.archive.org/web/20110224063902/http://articles.cnn.com/2009-02-23/justice/pennsylvania.corrupt.judges_1_detention-judges-number-of-juvenile-offenders/2?_s=PM%3ACRIME https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/us/28judges.html?_r=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20150208170455/http://archives.timesleader.com/2009_44/2009_08_23_What_precisely_did_2_judges_do__-news.html https://jjie.org/2010/03/22/getting-the-juvenile-justice-system-to-grow-up/ https://web.archive.org/web/20091214020749/http://citizensvoice.com/news/lokuta-says-conduct-board-kept-conahan-allegations-under-wraps-1.480057 https://news.yahoo.com/ciavarella-trial-where-now-005100734.html https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-wire-pa-kids-for-cash-judge-wants-payment-from-coconspirators-inlaws-1106-20141106-story.html https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/at-sentencing-defense-cites-conahans-upbringing-for-ex-judges-role-in-scandal/article_39ecd457-a7bb-5d7d-8eca-30f75e89415c.html https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/lawyers-ciavarella-railroaded-adults-too/article_5f605d69-dc9c-5d29-b9c7-7c177848f38a.html https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/casual-ciavarella-galls-kids-families/article_6fe54754-15a3-55eb-86e1-889a9ce96b14.html https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/ciavarella-apologizes-then-rips-accusers-in-courtroom-soliloquy/article_72f8a3de-0f66-53bc-ac7c-1c61df2e47f4.html https://www.splcenter.org/news/2012/05/03/investigation-lawsuit-expose-barbaric-conditions-profit-youth-prison-mississippi https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/25/more-than-century-texas-youth-prisons-have-fostered-abuse/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/15/us/texas-juvenile-centers-investigation.htmlh https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/professor-says-allegations-of-abuse-are-nothing-new-in-texas-juvenile-justice-system/ Join us on 2/17 for a live digital experience of Behind the Bastards (plus Q&A) featuring Robert Evans, Propaganda, & Sophie Lichterman. If you can't make it, the show will be available for replay until 2/24!Tickets: https://www.momenthouse.com/behindthebastards Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.