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The Kids for Cash Scandal

The Kids for Cash Scandal is a story about corruption inside America's system of juvenile justice. In northeastern Pennsylvania, residents had begun noticing an alarming trend. Children were being sent away to jail in high numbers and often for committing only minor offenses. The FBI began looking at two local judges when the full picture emerged. Follow American Scandal wherever you get your podcasts.

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