Pardoning Evil: Convict Biden Commuted Was Selling Teens to For-Profit Prison
The article discusses Joe Biden’s controversial pardoning of Michael T. Conahan, a former Pennsylvania judge involved in the “Kids for Cash” scandal, where he took kickbacks for sending juveniles to private prisons.Conahan, who was convicted in 2008 and served part of his sentence under home confinement due to COVID-19, received a commutation from Biden just before leaving office. This decision has sparked significant outrage from victims of Conahan’s actions, lawmakers, and the public, who feel that it undermines justice for those affected by Conahan’s corrupt practices. Among the critics, amanda Lorah, a victim of the scandal, expressed her dismay, stating the pardon was a “slap in the face.” Republican officials condemned Biden’s action as a miscarriage of justice, emphasizing the long-term harm caused by Conahan’s decisions. Social media reactions further highlighted public disgust over the pardoning of someone deemed a perpetrator of serious injustices against vulnerable youths.
Joe Biden continues to make a mockery of the American presidency and the U.S. justice system by cavalierly handing out presidential pardons and commutations to heinous criminals on his way out.
Two weeks ago, Biden commuted the sentence disgraced Pennsylvania judge Michael T. Conahan, who was convicted in 2008 of taking kickbacks in exchange for sending children to private, for-profit prisons he had a financial stake in, the Boston Herald reported.
In some instances, juveniles were wrongly jailed for offenses as minor as jaywalking or making fun of an assistant principal on social media.
In 2011, Conahan was sentenced to 17 and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges. In 2020, he was released to home confinement amid COVID-19 health concerns.
The crooked judge is now a free man, since Biden’s presidential pardon commuted his long jail sentence.
Meet Judge Michael Conahan. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the infamous Kids-for-Cash scandal, where he sent juveniles to for-profit prisons in exchange for millions of dollars in kickbacks.
Today, Conahan was PARDONED by Biden! pic.twitter.com/Oqi8lfVqjU
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) December 12, 2024
Amanda Lorah, one of thousands of victims in the heinous “Kids for Cash” scheme, is furious over the commutation.
She was sent to a juvenile detention facility for five years for being involved in a fight during a high school volleyball game.
“It’s a big slap in the face for us once again,” Lorah told WBRE-TV.
“We had no one to talk to, but now we’re talking about the President of the United States to do this. What about all of us?”
Republican State Rep-elect Brenda Pugh slammed Biden’s inexplicable action as a travesty.
“Conahan’s conduct is forever a blight on Pennsylvania and is a slap in the face to the victims and their families who deserve justice to be served for his atrocious crimes,” Pugh told WBRE. “This decision is nothing short of a travesty, and his clemency is a miscarriage of justice.”
Republican State Sen. Doug Mastriano also expressed disgust at Biden.
“He’s a failed president who couldn’t help himself to pardon his corrupt criminal son from so many illegals schemes,” he said, per Fox News.
Biden was eviscerated on social media for his senseless pardon of a depraved judge who destroyed children’s lives for money.
“How many kids’ lives did this guy ruin?” one person wrote on X.
“Some of them killed themselves, and Biden lets him walk. Despicable.”
How many kids’ lives did this guy ruin? Some of them killed themselves, and Biden lets him walk. Despicable.
— Nathan Lee (@Nathanielilee) December 13, 2024
For those who still think Joe Biden is a good man, just old……
Why is the pardon of Michael Conahan so important to him? Is he somehow involved? pic.twitter.com/yNsWL7G4M6
— Donald Gianino (@DonaldGianino) December 16, 2024
I watched a show about this, it was heartbreaking! This judge was locking kids, as young as 8, up and for the most minor of offenses. SO HE COULD GET PAID! The parents would be blind sided in the courtroom as they led their child away. One child killed himself 😪
— Americanism not globalism🇺🇸 (@Trumpfan81) December 13, 2024
Biden’s callous pardoning of odious criminals is an affront to all Americans, many of whom suffered greatly due to the crippling inflation, terrifying crime waves, and unfettered illegal immigration that metastasized on his watch.
His exit from the White House cannot come soon enough.
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