American Justice: The Scott Sisters

The news has been peppered with the story about two black women who have been in prison for 16 years and finally granted parole only if one of them donates a kidney to her sister so they can GET OFF the government payroll.

In 1994 the two women were accused of armed robbery and a Mississippi court determined that it was right a just for them to be sentenced to a term of no less than LIFE for their first offense.

Their mother and a few friends have kept the case alive in the minds of those who first came across the story at http://freethescottsisters.blogspot.com where the details of the case can be found. According to the transcripts the women, along with three other accomplices robbed a man at gunpoint and took his wallet.

The trial, a complete sham, ended with a life sentence for both women despite recanted statements, the recovered wallet (with all its contents still intact) and the sisters were sent to jail.

Of course, without first eye witness it is difficult to judge whether the jury was right in finding these women guilty, however it is clear that life sentences for each woman were completely unjust.

Now the Governor, tired of having people write him letters, has determined that the cost of keeping Jamie Scott alive in prison (dialysis treatments) is too expensive for the state and has offered them parole if Gladys donates a kidney to her sister.

This is the truth of American justice for the black woman.