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Luzerne County State Investigation

Luzerne County State Investigation - Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 5:39PM EST

Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009 @ 05:39pm EST
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The state house this afternoon announced unanimous support to create a commission to investigate the Luzerne County juvenile justice system. It's known as Pennsylvania house bill 16-48.

A commission would be established to conduct a non-criminal investigation into the scandal created by ex-Luzerne county judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella.

Public hearings and review proceedings would be held to make recommendations to improve the state-wide juvenile justice system. The bill must now moves to the senate.