Barbour suspends sentences for Scott sisters

[The Straight Story]

Barbour suspends sentences for Scott sisters

Gov. Haley Barbour today suspended the prison terms for two Scott County sisters sentenced to life for an $11 armed robbery in Scott County..

Barbour issued orders indefinitely suspending the sentences for Jamie Scott and Gladys Scott.

“To date, the sisters have served 16 years of their sentences and are eligible for parole in 2014. Jamie Scott requires regular dialysis, and her sister has offered to donate one of her kidneys to her,” Barbour said in a prepared release.

“The Mississippi Department of Corrections believes the sisters no longer pose a threat to society. Their incarceration is no longer necessary for public safety or rehabilitation, and Jamie Scott’s medical condition creates a substantial cost to the State of Mississippi.”

The sisters lured two men down a road in 1993 where they were robbed by three teenagers who struck both men in the head with a shotgun and took their wallets, according to court documents.

The Scotts were convicted of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon and have been in prison ever since.

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20101229/NEWS01/101229016

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. Buried lead: "Jamie Scott’s medical condition creates a substantial cost to State of Mississippi."

[kestrel91316]

2. Once Jamie Scott is out of the prison system she won't get any more dialysis.

OR a transplant. Those cost money she doesn't have. Problem solved.

:sarcasm:

[Angry Dragon]

3. Posts #1 and #2 nail the reason

Serve 16 years for $11
Steal billions and get a slap on the wrist ........ damn that must hurt