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‘Kids for Cash’: Crooked Judge, Damaged Teens, and the Perils of Zero Tolerance

Zero Tolerance

The story seems simple: corrupt judge throws harmless high school kids in detention centers for money. But as ‘Kids for Cash’ shows, the line between good and evil isn't always clear.

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