In which state does Shackled primarily take place?
California
Florida
Pennsylvania
New York
Historically the mining of what fossil fuel led to bombings, assassinations, and a general state of lawlessness in much of northern Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County?
Coal
Natural Gas
Oil
Bitumens
What is Shackled mainly about?
Kids who run away from home
Judges who were heroes
Kids being sent to jail unfairly by judges
A school field trip that goes wrong
What was unfair about the judges’ actions?
They didn’t wear robes
They didn’t let kids have lawyers or fair trials
They let all kids go free
They always made the parents decide
Which two judges were at the center of the scandal?
Judge Thomas and Judge Peters
Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown
Judge Martin and Judge Weiss
Judge Mark Ciavarella and Judge Michael Conahan
Why did the judges send so many kids away?
They didn’t like children
They got paid money from private detention centers
They were trying to help kids learn
They didn’t know the law
Which private detention center benefited financially from the judges’ rulings?
Pennsylvania State Juvenile Center
Juvenile Justice Inc.
PA Child Care
Youth First Corp
Whose story is told in the opening chapter of Shackled?
Carisa Tomkiel’s
Robert Jerock’s
Candy Cooper’s
Mathew Samson’s
What had Carisa and Angelia used when scribbling silly words on street signs?
Magic marker
Spray Paint
Paint dabbers
Emulsion paint and a roller
To where did Judge Mark Ciavarella send Carisa and Angelia?
He sent them home with ankle bracelet monitors
To a group home for juvenile delinquents
A wilderness camp that relied on extreme discipline
He sent them to jail
Angelia had what neurological condition?
Epilepsy
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Traumatic brain injury
Cerebral palsy
What type of hat did Judge Mark Ciavarella wear on the bench while presiding over cases?
Blue Jay’s hat
MAGA hat
New York Yankees cap
NASCAR hat
April and Robert Jerock were ten and fourteen when sent to the new for-profit detention center. What was their crime?
The stole the next door neighbour’s bicycle
They stole a few board games from a supposedly abandoned house
They assaulted a local twelve year old girl
They vandalized a neighbour’s garden
What was Judge Ciavarella’s justification for his harsh sentencing?
He believed it would teach kids discipline
He claimed the law required it
He thought the parents asked for it
He wanted to reduce prison overcrowding
What was the one-size-fits-all judicial philosophy that swept the United States after the Columbine school shooting?
One-Size-Fits-All
No Child Left Behind
Zero tolerance
Reinforce Respect
Before pronouncing her sentence, what did Judge Ciavarella ask Rebecca Hackney to count? This number would determine how many months she was sentenced.
The number of buttons on her blouse
The number of ceiling lights
The number of grey haired women in the courtroom
The number of pews
In 2007 ten year old Matthew Sampson stole three items from Frank’s Market. What did he steal?
Two bags of chips and a bottle of pop
Two Hot Wheel’s cars and a bag of potato chips
Two chocolate bars and a bottle of milk
A lighter and two packages of cigarettes
During the 2000’s what nickname was given to the Luzerne County Courthouse?
Thunder Dome
Plunder Dome
Dome of the Rock
Superior Dome
How does the town in Shackled respond to the abuse and wrongful imprisonment of children?
They actively work to help the victims
They are unaware of the situation
They largely look the other way or deny the issues
They hold public trials to address the problems
Which institution is central to the abuse and wrongful imprisonment described in the book?
The local school system
The town hospital
The juvenile detention center
The public library
Who helped bring the judges' wrong actions to light?
Parents and kids who spoke up
A local pastor
The police officers
TV show hosts
How does Candy J. Cooper gather information for Shackled?
Through fictional storytelling and imagination
By interviewing survivors, families, and officials
By reviewing historical archives unrelated to the case
Through government propaganda
What lasting impact did the wrongful imprisonment have on the children?
They quickly recovered and resumed normal lives
They became town leaders advocating for change
They moved away and were forgotten
They suffered long-term psychological and emotional trauma
Who presided over the class action lawsuit and affirmed the testimony of the plaintiffs?
Judge Mark Ciavarella
Judge Conner
Judge Judy
Judge Joe Brown
For how many years was Mark Ciavarella sentenced to the federal prison at Ashland?
Twenty years
Twenty-five tears
Twenty-eight years
Thirty years
What request of Mark Ciavarella’s was denied in 2022?
That, because of Covid and his ill health, he be compassionately released from prison
That his criminal record be expunged
His request to be pardoned by the governor
His motion for a retrial