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Democracy Now Spring 2014 Broadcast
of Kids for Ca$h PT. I-III
"A special on "kids for cash," the shocking story of how thousands of
children in Pennsylvania were jailed by two corrupt judges who received
$2.6 million in kickbacks from the builders and owners of private prison
facilities. We hear from two of the youth: Charlie Balasavage was sent
to juvenile detention after his parents unknowingly bought him a stolen
scooter. Hillary Transue was detained for creating a MySpace page
mocking her assistant high school principal. They were both 14 years old
and were sentenced by the same judge, Judge Mark Ciavarella, who is now
in jail himself -- serving a 28-year sentence. Balasavage and Transue
are featured in the new documentary, "Kids For Cash," by filmmaker
Robert May, who also joins us. In addition, we speak to two mothers:
Sandy Fonzo, whose son Ed Kenzakoski committed suicide after being
imprisoned for years by Judge Ciavarella, and Hillary's mother, Laurene
Transue. Putting their stories into context of the larger scandal is
attorney Robert Schwartz, executive director of the Juvenile Law Center.
The story is still developing; in October, the private
juvenile-detention companies in the scandal settled a civil lawsuit for
$2.5 million."
Kids for Ca$h Documentary Film Trailer
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