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The Kids for Cash scandal emerged in the mid-2000s, uncovering a shocking scheme in which two judges, Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan, were implicated in accepting bribes from private juvenile detention centers to impose harsh sentences on young offenders. The motive was clear; the judges aimed to profit from the detention of these children, demonstrating a blatant disregard for the welfare of the very individuals they were meant to protect.