WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY- Dozens of inmates who had been released by a judge accused of fraud are heading back to prison.  It turns out that "secret program" was known only to former President Judge Mark Ciavarella.  Inmates were placed on parole or probation without the knowledge of the judges who sent them to prison in the first place.

Judge Peter Paul Olszewski is angry and concerned.  He says a secret probation parole program run by former judge Mark Ciavarella called "crossing over" put dangerous people on the street.  Thursday he issued several court orders demanding those inmates be brought back to prison. "I have serious concerns about violent felons being released from prison prior to their sentences being served. Another of the inmates released without my knowledge had previously 5 revocations from probation and parole.  That's not the kind of inmate that should be released to our streets early without approval of sentencing judges."

27 inmates were released to the halfway house.  4 of them were sentenced by judge Olszewski.  Olszewski says judge Ciavarella not only placed innocent people in harm's way, but he may have broken the law.  "I'm also concerned about inmates being released from prison who committed violent crimes and the victims of those crimes have not been notified.  They were released from a secure facility into an unsecured facility.   That is a serious concern that may have violated state law. That's being looked into."

Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan are facing 7 years in prison for accepting millions of dollars in kickbacks in connection with a private juvenile facility. Those two judges and court administrator William Sharkey have been charged in this federal corruption investigation.  More arrests are coming.