12/20 SCOTT SISTERS UPDATE!

Greetings everyone!

Mrs. Rasco has done several very excellent Blogtalk interviews of late and is working hard to get mention of this case in the mainstream, please help spread the word to anyone who may cover this story. We need y'all to link to and steer people to the website and distribute flyers as broadly as you are able to, even religious and spiritual houses should very definitely be involved in the struggle to bring these women home, this is madness!! One supporter recently suggested sticking flyers in the bulletins/programs, on the bulletin board, or in common areas of these facilities.

Gladys Scott wrote this update for you all: "Peace to all my supporters and friends for believing in me and Jamie's freedom. I would like to thank everyone! I'm so glad whenever I get mail and I will try to answer everybody when I have stamps. My life here has been bad, but I work and go to school and am trying to stay strong. Right now I speak to kids from different schools and try to tell them how prison is and so I am trying to turn a negative situation into a positive outcome. I miss Jamie so much. I wish that she was with me, but this prison is so wrong. The only thing I can do is pray and ask God to give me peace through all that goes on in here. I have seen so many people make it out and pray to God that I live long enough to make it out to be with my kids and grandkids, and I want to take care of my mother who I owe so much. She has been there with us since day one and I am so proud to be her daughter. She makes me not want to give up and I know that I have to stay strong for her, she is the inspiration of my life. Scott County told me that I was going to rot in prison but I know that's a lie. Justice will come, the truth will come out that we are innocent and the system is corrupted. We are going to keep on fighting until someone hears our voice for justice. Happy holidays to all our supporters and may God's peace keep you. Love, Gladys."

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CHECK IT: 12/6/09 UPDATE!

Greetings all,

Mrs. Rasco, Jamie and Gladys Scott want to thank everyone who has called, written, faxed and e-mailed on their behalf!! It truly is making a difference, as has already been reported! Gladys Scott was recently told by the warden of that prison that calls and letters continue to come in, a testament to the perseverance of all of you who are letting these officials know that there are people worldwide watching what goes on with her and Jamie, which is very important as we agitate for their release!

Legal adviser Jaribu Hill is working with Mrs. Rasco to advise us on next best steps. One is that we undertake a greater and more consistent campaign of making Atty. General Holder and Gov. Haley Barbour recognize our resolve to have these women freed from prison hell with letters from around the country and world, the demand must be massive in order to make any impact at all. So please, EVERYONE, pass the word to send mail to these two officials ASAP.

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11/17 SCOTT SISTERS UPDATE!

Warm Greetings,

Jamie Scott and others have reported that last week there were protestors out in front of the capitol building with signs on local TV talking about the conditions in their prison!! For two days there were news reports about the lack of medical care,
the way that they live, and their treatment by staff.

The hot water has now been fixed in the building and Jamie wants to very sincerely thank everyone for everything they are doing, not only to help support the Scott Sisters, but also the women of that building. They want someone in authority to come and visit there during a rainy day so that they can witness for themselves the way that the rain pours into the unit.

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SCOTT SISTERS FLYER DISTRIBUTION CAMPAIGN!

PLEASE BRING SCOTT SISTERS FLYERS WITH YOU THE NEXT TIME YOU GO OUT!!

With the level of activities picking up, the Scott Sisters need to have a voice and be represented as fully as possible!

We're calling on everyone to please participate in helping to distribute Scott Sisters flyers at upcoming marches, rallies, speaking events, and wherever people will be at so that their case can receive as much publicity as possible.

But don't stop there!

Keep some flyers in your car and/or bag to hand to people or even to send out. Drop some off at churches, temples, hair shops, and even your local clubs and hangouts, wherever you can imagine!

With no resources, our mission has to be to do everything that we can so that we know within ourselves that we did our best to make sure that we informed as many people as we could possibly reach that this truly atrocious case exists. These women have been suffering in prison for 15 years and counting for no good reason while they watch people around them be released who were convicted of murder!!

The flyer is at http://www.scribd.com/doc/28847395/Scott-Sisters-Flyer-Black-23-Mar-2010-20

There's also a press release at the blogspot site that can be printed out and sent to publications, radio stations, tv shows, the gamut.

Thank you so much for your support of these women, this horrific, terrible wrong will get right with all of your continued responses, ideas, and action!

Together we can make their freedom a reality!! And what a fantastic day that will be!

11/2/09 SCOTT SISTERS UPDATE!

Jamie Scott has written extensively about the conditions of her unjust incarceration and recently submitted an update to share on behalf of herself as well as all of the women in the bldg. where she is being housed.

First, she remains grateful for all of the calls, e-mails and letters that went out on her behalf before, she is in a slightly improved situation. She is now under a warden who is treating her more fairly and has a job in the kitchen and so is finally able to at least get some time off of the unit.

Her main concern is the building itself, and states that it's the worst conditions she has ever lived in. She and others are in the part of the prison called "quickbed" because it was built so fast. It was only supposed to be built to empty the county jails and is not fit for humans to live in. When it rains, it rains directly into the unit. Mold is knee deep in the showers and they are unsafe with rain everywhere. The building has not had hot water for over a month and some of the women do not bathe at all. Jamie, herself, is sick with a bad cold as a result of bathing in cold water. They are supposed to have two microwave ovens there but don't have any, so they are unable to even heat up water to bathe with. When they ask the warden about this terrible situation, they are told that it is being worked on. Furthermore, she reports that the beds are not five feet from each other, when the policy states
they are supposed to be farther apart.

The "quickbed" is located at CMCF2/A-Bldg.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP FREE THE SCOTT SISTERS!

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!

10/1 JAMIE SPEAKS

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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