Kids-for-cash victim appointed to Juvenile Law Center board
Hillary Transue, a kids-for-cash victim who spent weeks behind bars over a minor infraction, has become a board member of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, a juvenile rights advocacy group.
After blowing the whistle in the infamous juvenile justice scandal, Transue was released with the assistance of the law center she has now stepped up to serve.
“Joining Juvenile Law Center’s board is an emotional experience," Transue said in a statement. "It is a testament to the power of advocacy and compassion and what those things can do for a child, the aspirations that can be instilled, and the kind of loyalty that can be built. It is truly my full-circle moment where I get to become one of the good guys.”
Former Luzerne County judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan were convicted of funneling juvenile defendants to two private, for-profit detention centers in exchange for $2.1 million in kickbacks.
