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The following announcement was issued today by Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi, regarding Jamie and Gladys Scott. We were among the first non-local media sources to write about the Scott sisters case, back in March. The full story of their arrest and incarceration, and Jamie Scott’s struggle to stay alive in prison, can be found here and here, […]

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

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Supreme Court Decision Limits Juvenile Life Without Parole (Within Limits)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

May 17, 2010

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Alaska Teen Spends 17-Months in Pre-Trial Solitary Confinement

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

July 8, 2010

A Chance at Freedom for the Scott Sisters?

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

September 22, 2010

Scott Sisters Case Wins National Attention

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

October 12, 2010

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What the War on Terror Owes to the War on Crime (Redux)

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 22, 2010

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“Never in the Civilised World Have So Many Been Locked Up for So Little”

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by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

August 1, 2010

No Legal Defense for the Poor

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by James Ridgeway

July 30, 2010

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“Extradition to a Future of Total Isolation” Opposed by British Human Rights Lawyer

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by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

June 14, 2010

Saving Jamie Scott, Victim of Prison Health Care

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by James Ridgeway

May 17, 2010

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