1. LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT THIS CASE. We need PEOPLE POWER and the only way to get that is to make sure as many people as possible know about the case of the Scott Sisters.
A. Subscribe to receive updates by e-mail by sending a blank e-mail (click here) and forward them out to your e-mail lists, post on message board forums, Facebook and MySpace friends, etc.
B. Print out and use the flyers to post in church bulletins, hand out at clubs, barbershops and public gathering places of every sort, you should only be limited by your imagination! Keep some in your car and/or your bag so that you can just grab one and hand it to someone wherever you are at, include one in your next mailing, please go to http://www.scribd.com/doc/28847395/Scott-Sisters-Flyer-Black-23-Mar-2010-20 and print some out!
2. WRITE ATTY GENERAL HOLDER & GOV. HALEY BARBOUR. Mrs. Rasco's attorney has advised us to flood these offices with letters calling for the release of the Scott Sisters and we need everyone to contact them at least once and let as many others know to do so as well.
SAMPLE LETTER:
Attorney General Eric Holder
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
The Honorable Attorney General Holder:
I am writing to request that you investigate the cases of Jamie and Gladys Scott. The Scott Sisters were given double life sentences each in October of 1994 for armed robbery in the state of Mississippi. No one was injured or murdered. One witness states that about 11 dollars was netted in the armed robbery. All witnesses and victims of this crime have testified that the Scott Sisters were not involved in the robbery. Witnesses testified that they were coerced and threatened to lie on the Scott Sisters.
A 14 year old witness testified that he signed a statement which was prepared for him before he entered Deputy Sheriff Marvin Williams’ Office. This statement was signed by the 14 year old without an attorney present. He was told that he would be released from the local jail the next morning if he signed it. He was not released.
This is an egregious wrongful conviction and the Scott Sisters and their family has suffered now 15+ years.
Jamie and Gladys Scott are housed in Pearl, Mississippi at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. Their ID numbers are Jamie Scott #19197 and Gladys Scott #19142.
Sincerely,
(Your Name)
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Please also send a letter to Governor Haley Barbour:
Governor Haley Barbour
P.O. Box 139
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
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3. SIGN THE PETITION FOR THE SCOTT SISTERS. This is quick, easy and something that you can easily do and instruct others to follow suit. We're sending these out to the White House, the UN, Amnesty Int'l, and others, so please go over there and sign onto it today! http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Free-Jamie-Gladys/index.html
4. WE NEED MAINSTREAM MEDIA FOCUS. Please freely send in requests for radio/tv/print media to do stories on the Scott Sisters, we need that attention badly! For example, Oprah's last year is coming up and she should be pressured to do a show on this case, there's even a handy contact form for her that you can fill in online at https://www.oprah.com/plugform.jsp?plugId=220 that only takes about 10 seconds to fill out. Please let us know whenever you contact any media at all so we can keep track of how many people are actually doing this very crucial activity and can follow-up with continuing to apply pressure!
5. Finally, please write to the Scott Sisters and encourage them. Both women are suffering from depression and need to hear from you, it will only take a few moments of your time:
Jamie Scott #19197
CMCF2/A-Bldg.
B Zone, Bed 196
P.O. Box 88550
Pearl, MS 39288-8550
Gladys Scott #19142
CMCF/B-Bldg.
P.O. Box 88550
Pearl, MS 39288-8550
VISIT, FOLLOW AND LINK TO OUR WEBSITE: http://www.freethescottsisters.blogspot.com
JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP at Free the Scott Sisters
Thank you very much for your support!
NOT ONE MORE YEAR OF UNJUST INCARCERATION FOR THE INNOCENT SCOTT SISTERS!!
"The case of the Scott Sisters is a travesty of justice," Bro. Chokwe Lumumba, Jackson, MS City Council.
Let's get 'em free, y'all!
Jamie Scott of the Scott Sisters continues to have all of the privileges revoked that she earned over almost 15 yrs. of unjust incarceration simply for going into the gym to use the bathroom without authorization. She remains isolated from all activities within the prison. Despite her efforts to seek relief, she has been unable to regain those privileges due to harassment from Deputy Warden Winkel. Jamie has been a model inmate in every aspect of prison life with no write-ups for all of these years. In fact, Vocational Education Director, Pat Owen, wrote of Jamie's work as a tutor in the literacy program: "Inmate Scott has proven herself to be dependable, hard working, and conscientious. She has demonstrated much patience and compassion in working with lower-level students. Her work at the school has been exemplary."
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9/09 -- JAMIE SCOTT SPEAKS about the circumstances surrounding the removal of her privileges and transfer to a more punitive building.
I have been on the grounds of CMCF for 15 years. Everyone thinks when you come to prison, you come to be rehabilitated. Well, that's a lie. Policy 20-05 states we are not to be discriminated against. Let's be real. Policy is a joke around here. All staff members are not low down and abusive with their authority but many are.
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IF YOU WISH TO DONATE, PLEASE SEND MONEY ORDER TO:
MRS. EVELYN RASCO
P.O. BOX 7100
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32534
