Happy Freedom Day...I guess.

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How does that play out? Do they try to extend sentences? Can they try to influence intake?

I remember there was a scandal in Pennsylvania where a judge was paid to funnel juveniles into a private detention center

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/18/1118108084/michael-conahan-mark-ciavarella-kids-for-cash

:( That's not nice

I dare to say it is incredibly fucked up, even more so when you consider those pieces of shit just had to pay a fine (a hefty one, sure) and didnt go to jail