Two former judges in Pennsylvania are ordered to pay millions to victims of a scheme that sent nearly 300 children to for-profit prisons in exchange for kickbacks.
It is unlikely the now-adult victims will see even a fraction of the eye-popping damages awarded, but a lawyer for the plaintiffs says it is a recognition of the enormity of the disgraced judges' crimes.
Another plaintiffs' attorney, Sol Weiss, said he would begin a probe of the men's assets but did not think they had any money to pay a judgement.His projected release date is 2035. One unnamed child victim testified that Ciavarella had "ruined my life" and "just didn't let me get to my future," according to the ruling.
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