[Ppnews] Scott Sisters - Wrongly Convicted In Dire Health Situation

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For Immediate Release
Afrosphere Action Coalition ­ March 22, 2010
Contact: Marpessa Kupendua of the Committee to 
Free the Scott Sisters at nattyreb at gmail.com

Wrongly Convicted In Dire Health Situation
3/25 DAY OF BLOGGING FOR THE SCOTT SISTERS

On 12/24/93, the Scott County Sheriff's 
Department arrested Jamie and Gladys Scott for 
armed robbery even though three young males, 
ranging from ages 14 to 18, confessed to 
committing the crime and the women have 
unwaveringly maintained their complete innocence. 
Despite this, the corrupt Mississippi sheriff 
used coercion, threats, and harassment to compel 
the young men to turn state's evidence against 
the Scott Sisters due to a long-standing vendetta 
against a family member. In 10/94 the Scott 
Sisters were sentenced to extraordinary 
double-life terms each, despite the facts that no 
one was harmed, neither sister had prior 
convictions, no weapon was ever recovered, and 
the amount alleged to have been taken was 
approximately $11.00. Even if they were guilty as 
charged, this sentence is completely outrageous and cruel.

Jamie Scott, who entered the prison system as a 
healthy young woman, is now suffering from 
complete kidney failure and other 
life-threatening medical conditions. Since 
January, 2010 Jamie has endured almost weekly 
severe health setbacks that the state has either 
outright refused to address or handled in a 
slipshod manner.  Jamie has had weeks of serious 
infections that could have taken her life, has 
gone into shock, been given sporadic dialysis 
treatments, and suffered the state's refusal to 
provide her with adequate nutrition as required 
for her serious medical condition.

The Scott Sisters are now in their 16th year of 
incarceration and their five children and 
grandchildren are being raised by their now 
ailing mother. The defendants and their family 
are wholly dependent on support from the press, 
organizations, and all those dedicated to justice 
in making this debacle as public as 
possible.  The lengthy incarceration of these 
women to date and their draconian sentences are 
completely shocking and must be challenged, enough is enough!

Mrs. Rasco and Afrosphere Bloggers are calling on 
the public to press the governor's office to 
pardon the Scott Sisters and release them, 
particularly Jamie who needs to be at home with 
her family during her very serious 
illness.  Please ask that the media and 
politicians do an investigative inquiry about 
this tragic situation and the outrageous case of 
the wrongfully convicted Scott Sisters!

CONTACT GOV. BARBOUR'S OFFICE
P.O. Box 139
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
1-877-405-0733 or 601-359-3150
Fax: 601-359-3741
(If you reach VM leave msgs, faxes, and please send letters)

Congressman Bennie Thompson
3607 Medgar Evers Blvd.
Jackson, MS 39213
601-946-9003(ph)
601-982-5337 (fx)
Benniethompson at mail.house.gov

Congressman John Conyers
2426 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
Ph: 202-225-5126
Fax: 202-225-0072
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For Complete Information - Free the Scott 
Sisters: http://www.freethescottsisters.blogspot.com
Compassionate Release Petition: 
http://www.scribd.com/doc/26252282/COMPASSIONATE-RELEASE-FOR-JAMIE-SCOTT
Free the Scott Sisters 
Petition:  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Free-Jamie-Gladys/index.html
Legal Transcripts: http://www.scribd.com/Scott%20Sisters



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