Two former Pennsylvania judges who pleaded guilty to accepting kickbacks in exchange for sending juveniles to privately owned detentions centers had their plea bargains rejected by the judge who is hearing their case.
The two had agreed to serve 87 months in prison as part of the agreement. However in the presentencing report it was stated that neither man was showing remorse and one was considered to be obstructing justice. The article also says that the 87 months is well below the sentencing guidelines which has sentences up a maximum term of 25 years and a 1/4 million dollar fine along with intensive supervision for up to 5 years after they were released from prison.
There are currently civil suits against the two judges by youths who were sentenced to these facilities, some in cases where the offense was not serious and probation would have been the norm.
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