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Jamie Scott

Jamie and Gladys Scott walked out of prison today into the free world. The sisters were convicted, on dubious grounds, of an $11 armed robbery, and sentenced to life in prison. Both sisters lost 17 years of their lives behind bars before Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour suspended the remainder of their draconian sentences; Jamie also forfeited her health, and […]

News & Features

The Scott Sisters’ “Debt to Society” and the New Jim Crow

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by James Ridgeway

January 7, 2011

James Ridgeway Interviewed on Release of Scott Sisters

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by Jean Casella

December 31, 2010

After 16 Years Behind Bars for an $11 Robbery, the Scott Sisters Will Be Free at Last

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by James Ridgeway

December 29, 2010

Scott Sisters Case Wins National Attention

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 12, 2010

A Chance at Freedom for the Scott Sisters?

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 22, 2010

Saving Jamie Scott, Victim of Prison Health Care

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by James Ridgeway

May 17, 2010

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For Jamie Scott, an $11 Robbery in Mississippi May Carry a Death Sentence

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

March 5, 2010

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