[Ppnews] Sign welcome back message to the Scott Sisters

[Political Prisoner News]

Gladys and Jamie Scott are returning home for the first time in 16 years.

This evening, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour suspended their 
sentences -- handed down in the extreme and biased ruling of Judge 
Marcus Gordon that condemned each of the women to double life 
sentences for an $11 robbery.

The moment I landed in Jackson, Mississippi, Governor Barbour called 
to tell me about the suspension. And as I prepare to meet with him 
tomorrow, along with Derrick Johnson, President of the Mississippi 
State Conference of the NAACP, I want to be clear about one thing: 
This vindication is because of you.

The Scott sisters have read your notes and letters of support. Now 
please join me in welcoming them home. Sign the NAACP's welcome home 
card to Gladys and Jamie:

http://action.naacp.org/WelcomeHome

Jamie and Gladys always described the moment the police arrested them 
as a nightmare. Not just for themselves, but for their family -- for 
their children.

So we united together. We fought the injustice -- just as the NAACP 
has done for more than 100 years.

When we couldn't visit the Scott sisters, we wrote letters and notes 
to let them know we remembered them. When we wouldn't be heard by the 
political and judicial powers that be, we spoke louder. And because 
of that perseverance -- because of your perseverance -- the nightmare 
is finally over.

Celebrate this victory for Gladys and Jamie, and also for the NAACP 
community, by sending them a welcome home message. They would love to 
hear from you:

http://action.naacp.org/WelcomeHome

Last time I was in Mississippi was to file the petition for clemency 
with the Scott sisters' lawyer, Chokwe Lumumba, and Charles Hampton, 
Vice President of the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP.

Today, thanks to you, I get to return to show the world that the 
NAACP will not stand idly by as our sisters and brothers are 
wrongfully accused.

I am humbled by how far your support has taken the Scott sisters on 
the road to justice and freedom. And with every step forward, we will 
secure a brighter future for their children, our children and our 
children's children.

In thanks,

Ben

Benjamin Todd Jealous
President and CEO
NAACP




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