Robert K. Mericle, center, leaves the William J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Scranton, Pa., after being sentenced to one year in prison on Friday, April 25, 2014. Mericle, a builder of for-profit youth detention centers, was sentenced for his role in a "kids for cash" scandal in which thousands of juveniles were sent to his facilities by judges who took money from him. He was also fined $250,000 and ordered to serve 100 hours of community service. (AP Photo/ The Times-Tribune, Jake Danna Stevens) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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