KIDS FOR CASH AND WINTER OLYMPICS, LOOKING BACK AND AHEAD
KIDS FOR CASH TURNS 5 The fifth anniversary of the indictments of the Kids for Cash scandal took place this week, and I was honored to be part of WNEP’s coverage with Jon Meyer, Scott Shaffer, Sarah Buynovsky (who in the last five years did by far the best stories of any TV reporter in the area), Peggy Lee, and Lara Greenberg. I had a story on the reforms made in the wake of the scandal, and how juvenile courts in Pennsylvania are very different places. At heart, I’m a numbers guy, and used numbers to show the incredible difference in how many kids were sent to prison when Mark Ciavarella ran juvenile court, versus now. You can find the story . Kids for Cash: Are Reforms Working? here. I especially like the comment from US Attorney Peter Smith who supervised the prose...