One also wonders how a few high profile prosecutions of judges referencing kids to prison for kickbacks might have had an effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

One also wonders how a few high profile prosecutions of judges referencing kids to prison for kickbacks might have had an effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal Another reference showed "peak juvenile incarceration" at ~100k kids, and 2000 cases were identified in this scandal alone, so 2% of the peak population were touched directly - and this was the most publicized incidence.