The document summarizes the "kids for cash" scandal that occurred in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania between 2002-2009. When Judge Ciavarella took over the juvenile court system in 1995, he implemented a zero tolerance policy that resulted in hundreds of juveniles being detained for minor offenses. It was later uncovered that Ciavarella and another judge had received $2.6 million in kickbacks for placing juveniles in for-profit detention centers. Both judges pled guilty but later withdrew their pleas. The scandal led to reforms in the juvenile justice system and the creation of a commission to investigate.