Candy J. Cooper

Nov 18, 2024 | sonderbooks.com | Candy J. Cooper

ShackledA Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away Review posted November 24, 2024. Calkins Creek, 2024. 192 pages. Review written November 18, 2024, from a library book. Starred Review Shackled is a book that's painful to read, but is tremendously important. It tells the story of a group of men, including judges, who made millions of dollars by locking kids up.

Jan 19, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Candy J. Cooper |Eliot Schrefer

An informative and accessible exploration of a major prison crisis with direct relevance to youth. A detailed examination of the origins and impacts of a juvenile justice scandal that rocked Pennsylvania from 1996 to 2009. Under the judicial tenure of Judge Mark Ciavarella, thousands of children in Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County were shuttled into a for-profit youth prison that he had a hand in designing.