Jamie Scott: Wrongly Convicted In Dire Health Situation

March 18th, 2010

DAY OF BLOGGING FOR THE SCOTT SISTERS

ACTION in red below.
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Marpessa Kupendua of the Free The Scott Sisters site writes that:

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. The judge in the case, Marcus Gordon, has an extensive racist past that includes granting bail to the KKK murderer of 3 civil rights workers in 1964. 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.

The Scott Sisters are now in their 15th 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.

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Jamie Scott, is now in a dire medical situation in Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, and may lose her life before being able to prove her innocence without proper medical treatment. In January of this year she had double Kidney failure, and the prison infirmary is simply not equiped to treat her condition. Yet other than during 1 emegency situations, prision officials have not been responsive to putting Jamie in a facility that can properly treat her.

That’s why we’re asking the public to contact the following officials and demand they act on this situation:

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)

CONTACT CHRISTOPHER EPPS
Christopher Epps, Commissioner of Prisons for the State of Mississippi
601-359-5600
CE…@mdoc.state.ms.us
723 North President Street
Jackson, MS 39202

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

Congressman John Conyers
2426 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
Ph: 202-225-5126
Fax: 202-225-0072


Jamie has endured almost weekly medical failures including chronic and recurring catheter infections, catheter malfunctions, dialysis equipment shut-downs, unsanitary living conditions and inability to receive the medically required diet for someone in her serious medical condition.

At the present time the catheter is grossly infected, causing her greater illness and much more serious risk. According to Marpessa Kupendua, Jamie and Gladys’ mother, Mrs. Evelyn Rasco, received word on March 11, “that Jamie’s temporary catheter has been moved to her chest and is plugged up with green fluid and pus. Her hands, legs and feet are swollen and she is in tremendous pain. She is very, very weak. This is at least her fourth catheter infection and this one is extremely bad, Jamie is doing very poorly. The prison is aware of Jamie’s current condition yet Jamie remains in the prison infirmary.”



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