Justice: A Pay-For-Play System

"Judge Jan Jurden sentenced Robert H. Richards IV, an heir to the du Pont fortune, to probation rather than prison for the rape of his 3-year-old daughter. Delaware Online reports that in sentencing him, Judge Jurden noted her concern that Richards, who is 6 foot 4 inches, weighs between 250 and 276 pounds, and has no record of physical illness, would “‘not fare well’” in prison and needed treatment instead of time behind bars . . . .”"