Upcoming Day of Blogging For Scott Sisters

March 16th, 2010

Participating bloggers should listed their name/handle and full clicable url so that those looking to follow the days postings can easily find them in once place, and so we can do round up post.

Sis. Marpessa, who works with Mrs. Rasco’s the Scott sister’s mother; has asked Afrosphere bloggers to conduct a day of blogging to help the wrongly convicted sisters specifically at this time of medical need.

Below is a preliminary press release for the Thursday March 18, Day of Blogging. It should provide the info you need if you’re not familiar with the situation or just need more details. You can also visit Mrs Rasco’s site: http://www.freethescottsisters.blogspot.com.

For Immediate Release
Afrosphere Action Coalition – March 18, 2010
Contact: Marpessa Kupendua The of Committee to Free the Scott Sisters at nattyreb@gmail.com

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

Jamie Scott, who was convicted with her sister Gladys Scott and given double-life sentences each for an $11.00 robbery of which there was no credible evidence presented at trial. The prison is aware of Jamie’s current condition yet Jamie remains in the prison infirmary.

Mrs. Rasco and Afrosphere Bloggers are calling on the public to request that elected and prison officials in Mississippi immediately move Jamie to qualified medical facilities where she can receive proper medical care forthwith. We also ask that the media do investigative inquiry about this tragic situation.

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)

CONTACT CHRISTOPHER EPPS
Christopher Epps, Commissioner of Prisons for the State of Mississippi
601-359-5600
CEPPS@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)
Benniethompson@mail.house.gov

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

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.

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.

Their Story has had some success in getting media of late, the most notable being a very brief mention on HLN’s “Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell”, a clip of which is available to view here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO_p3tbjy5E



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7 Responses to “Upcoming Day of Blogging For Scott Sisters”

  1. Field Negro on March 18th, 2010 12:14 am | link

    Great work as usual Yobachi. Count me in on this campaign.

  2. D. Yobachi Boswell on March 18th, 2010 12:49 am | link

    Got you Field

    Field Negro http://field-negro.blogspot.com/

  3. D. Yobachi Boswell on March 18th, 2010 3:22 am | link

    FREE THE SCOTT SISTERS! http://freethescottsisters.blogspot.com/

    Yobachi http://www.blackperspective.net/

    Eddie Griffin http://eddiegriffinbasg.blogspot.com/

  4. Black Women in Europe on March 18th, 2010 12:41 pm | link

    Yobachi,

    I will participate by posting this on the Women of the African Diaspora website in the News section:

    http://www.womenoftheafricandiasora.com

    Thanks for pulling us together around this issue.

    Adrianne

  5. Black Women in Europe on March 18th, 2010 12:46 pm | link

    Here’s the link from the Women of the African Diaspora website:

    http://womenoftheafricandiaspora.com/2010/03/18/day-of-blogging-for-the-scott-sisters/

  6. Jesse Muhammad on March 18th, 2010 10:02 pm | link

    My blog is down for the cause! Free the Scott Sisters!

    http://jessemuhammad.blogs.finalcall.com/2010/03/day-of-blogging-for-scott-sistersblack.html

    –Brother Jesse Muhammad

  7. D. Yobachi Boswell on March 18th, 2010 11:19 pm | link

    More participants:

    Our Common Ground http://ourcommonground-talk.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

    W.E. A.L.L. B.E. http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/tha-artivist-open-letter-to-bro-tavis.html

    Brother Jesse Blog http://jessemuhammad.blogs.finalcall.com/2010/03/day-of-blogging-for-scott-sistersblack.html

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