The Center for Psychology & Law and the Newkirk Center for Science & Society will co-host a free screening of the documentary, “Kids for Cash” on Thursday, June 5th, 2014. Please join us after the film for a post-screening Q & A session with Robert Schwartz (Executive Director of the Juvenile Law Center and one of the primary lawyers that investigated the case the film was based on) and Judge Maria Hernandez (Presiding Judge of the Orange County Juvenile Court).
KIDS FOR CASH is a riveting look behind the notorious scandal that rocked the nation when it first came to light in 2009. Beginning in the wake of the shootings at Columbine, a small town in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania elected a charismatic judge who was hell-bent on keeping kids in line. Under his reign, over 3,000 children were ripped from their families and imprisoned for years for crimes as petty as creating a fake MySpace page. When one parent dared to question this harsh brand of justice, it was revealed that the judge had received millions of dollars in payments from the privately-owned juvenile detention centers where the kids—most of them only in their early teens—were incarcerated.
Date:
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Time:
6-8:30pm
Location:
University of California, Irvine Student Center Crystal Cove Auditorium *Parking available in the Student Center Parking Structure (see map)
Details:
6-8 pm Film Screening 8-8:30pm Post-screening Q&A featuring: Robert Schwartz (Executive Director of the Juvenile Law Center) Judge Maria Hernandez (Presiding Judge of the Orange County Juvenile Court)
Note: Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to show time. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis (no reservations are required for this event). This event is free and open to the public.
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