Now 32, Sara has spent half her life in prison as a model prisoner, and has asked Gov. Schwarzenegger for clemency. Sara was arrested and tried in 1994, before anyone was using the term "human trafficking" and when the country was still struggling to understand issues like domestic violence and pimp control that give one person coercive control over another. So there was no expert witness at Sara's trial to explain how her years of repeated rape, trauma, and abuse had affected her actions. There was no expert to tell the jury that with counseling, support, and care, Sara could heal from her traumatic past and grow to be a strong and moral woman.
Sara's clemency plea has been submitted to Gov. Schwarzenegger, and the decision of whether or not to release her with time served rests solely with him. Sara Kruzan deserves hope. She deserves hope that she didn't survive being raped and sold for three years for nothing. She deserves hope that the darkest chapter of her life has passed, and a horizon lies ahead. She deserves hope that she can change, grow, and flourish as a woman. But in life without parole, there is no hope.
Tell Gov. Schwarzenegger that human trafficking victims deserve support and care, not prison. Ask him to release Sara with time served.
http://www.change.org/petitions/view/ask_gov_schwarzenegger_to_release_human_trafficking_victim_sara_kruzan_with_time_served
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Thalia Outlaw is serving life in prison for something she did NOT do. She was convicted in 1999 of murder. In fact, it was self defense in a domestic situation with a man whom she was no longer involved with and who continued to harass and stalk her. The vandalism of her property and physical assaults on her person had become overwhelming for her. Three months pregnant with her youngest child and only daughter, Thalia had moved on and was involved with another man. This did not stop her obsessed ex-boyfriend from continuing to stalk her.
On the morning of July 6, 1997, Thalia woke to find her car vandalized and the extra set of keys to her car and home missing AND a flat tire on her vehicle. Knowing who had done this (because he had called and harassed her telling her what he was going to do), she asked a friend to ride with her to retrieve her extra keys from the ex. Thalia did make a mistake that day; she did NOT call the police. But the police had failed her on the prior occasions and having had a similar incident occur approximately a week prior she felt she would be safe and be able to get her keys back without incident.
That was not the case. Upon arriving at a mutual friends home, Thalia approached her ex-boyfriend and asked for her keys back. An immediate physical attack on her person began by her ex using a knife. To this day, she carries the scars of those cuts.
At some point during the struggle over the knife, the ex received a wound to the upper clavicle area. This did not stop him; he continued to assault her with his fists hitting her in the stomach area raging that he would kill her and her unborn child. The "mutual friend" that was there interceded and the ex-boyfriend left the home and drove to the hospital. Thalia left the home and drove by the hospital in an attempt to have her injuries looked at but seeing the car there of her attacker, she proceeded to the police station to file another assault charge.
Thalia never left the police station that day. As she was finishing her report, the call came that the ex boyfriend had died; Thalia was charged with murder and spent 3 days in jail. An individual in the jail recommended an attorney to her; she called and he came to "help".
Thalia was told by several investigators and police officers that they knew this was self defense and that she didn't need to worry. Trusting the system to work, Thalia plead NOT GUILTY. After all, how could she be guilty when the alleged weapon was never in her possession?
A year and a half later Thalia went to trial. In a day and a half and less than 2 hours of deliberation, Thalia was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. Not one of the prior assault charges were presented to the Court to establish the history of domestic abuse. The missing "weapon" was not available to prove that she never had it in her possession. Further, the many discrepancies in testimony were not pursued by her counsel. In fact, he was chastised during the trial for whistling during court.
Having no family in Mississippi to offer support, Thalia has hung on in a Mississippi prison with no help from anyone. Filing her PCR's and appeals, with no information from her case and no copies of the police reports, Thalia has found herself time barred to pursue her innocence.
With the recent break of information regarding Drs. Hayne and West, there is hope of allowing the truth in this case to come out. Dr. Hayne did, in fact, testify in Thalia's trial. Recent information has led to a hope of being able to free this innocent woman and allow her to be with her children.
10-18-2009
Thalia had a good visit today with her children and family from the Starkville area. I spoke with her this evening and she is truly grateful for all the support. She is going to write a letter that will be posted here for each of you! Keep the comments going as it helps her spirits to know that she is not alone. I will be posting her mailing address for anyone who would like to write her directly soon.
10-19-09
If you would like to write Thalia her mailing address is:
Thalia Outlaw, R7934
C building, Bed 103
P O Box 88550
Pearl, MS 39288-8550
Mail really keeps her spirits up! Just a short note or postcard can make all the difference.
free.thalia@gmail.com
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Fredrick Bell - Mississippi
September 21st 2010
Dehumanized living in fear 24/7 treated as though i'm not human with any feelings emotions nor thoughts knowing that any day could very well be my last how is that living? My lawyer played a crucial part in my being here lack of committment to having my best interest first and foremost not aggressiuely defending me not objecting to outright lies slander and fictious evidence presented by the state via material evidence or cohersed witnesses. You can't deal with pain and suffering that you subjected to being here on death row the best you can do is try and go through the routine motions of just coping each day trying to do or think of anything that will occupy your time and mind for that next hour or two until the day ends while hoping the administrators don't stop at the cell to read you a death warrant. Real human beings innocently have been and will continue to be executed by an unjust bias and politicalcized system based solely on revenge what former Governor George Ryan of Illinois did should have been a last and resounding wake up call to this nation. My family can't handle it they only can try and copy as best they can without loosing the little hope that's left and falling apart that i will die at the hands of the state. The justice system has not been fair to me. I would first abolish the death penalty, then hire thorough independent investigator 10 to 15 for each state, to specifically investigate each and every accused individvally- individval charges where the possibility that individval could be sent away for a long time. Whatever wrong they have been subjected to then the state should be held accountable to immediately compensate that individual within a 30 day time period, 100.00 for each hour from the time of arrest state officials would be much more reluctant then to ultilize the methods of injustice against these whom are helpless, poor and indigent.
We as a society continue to believe in sending criminals to prison even though we at times mistakenly incarcerate an innocent person. We continue to imprison people who commit felonies because keeping criminals in prison makes society safer and serves as a legitimate punishment for people who commit serious crimes. Some people who we sentence to prison wrongfully will never be able to prove their innocent and may well spend the rest of their lives in prison, and we must realize that that is true, but still we as a society do not turn against prison. Why, then, does support for the death penalty waver when death penalty supporters confront the fact that we as a society sometimes make mistakes? One answer is simply that death is different. But this is not really an answer at all. Just as society makes the decision to use jury trials and prisons even though innocent people sometimes die in prison, society performs similar calculus in numerous contexts. War is the most obvious case. When we go to war, we know that innocent civilians, both American and foreign, will die. We regret the loss of innocent life, but the fact that we know with certainty that innocent people will die does not cause us to abandon the war effort. That the war on crime is like the war on terror. Both wars aspire to worthy goals. Both wars are profoundly important. Both are necessary to making our society safer. Unfortunately, both involve the occasional loss of innocent life. Of course, in theory, just wars are an example of self-defense, only on a much larger scale. Nevertheless, the uncomfortable truth is that we perform the same calculus and accept the same loss of innocent lives even in contexts where self-defense is entirely irrelevant. That is why we do not ban smoking and drinking. The simple fact of the matter is that we tolerate the loss of innocent life, even in areas where all we gain is convenience or comfort. - Fredrick Bell.
To Concerned Citizens:, My name is Fredrick Bell and i've been on MS death row for 17yrs. I have maintained innocence throughout my arrest, arraignment, trial and conviction. I am very close to being executed by the State and my lawyer Kenneth H. Coghlan has refused to explore all avenues to get me the justice that i deserve. He has has flatfooted refuse to accept the help of the Innocence Project who has offered to try and get the DNA tested in my case. This is my last and best hope of proving innocence in my case. So why is Mr. Coghlan NOT trying to help me? He claims he wants to take the matter to the Governor but that avenue ensures my death because the Governor won't entertain that. Mr Coghlan KNOWS this! The attorney i had before name Thomas C. Leviotis---who file my state post conviction then withdraw off my case to work in the DA office. He gave my case to Bob Ryan. At the time was the director of Ms office of capital whom Thomas told to do that investigation and get the affidavits from the witnesses, that was never done. In fact, the Ms Supreme court grant for Mr. Thomas to with draw off my case, and at the time i had a reply brief due. I had "NO" lawyer! When the court appointed Bob Ryan to my case the time had expire for me to file a reply brief. Not only that, to add those affidavits. So my issues became barred by the Court. Even from the very first inexperience lawyer on my case up til now. My case hasn't been handled properly and if i can't find a way or means to make Kenneth accept all possible help. I will be killed by the State of MS! I am asking that any and all decent people with conscious thought try to contact Kenneth at: Kenneth H. Coghlan attorney at law p o box 430 305 heritage drive oxford, ms 38655 tel: 662 234 7575 fax: 662 234 1999 email: kcoghlan@rayburnlaw.com And let him know there people who think that justice is a right to ALL people and as attorney. He should do any and all things within the laws to ensure that i recieve that justice. Thank you for any and all support and help, it is very much needed and appreciated. Sincerely, Fredrick Bell.
Fredrick's own words - a plea
My case is a prime example of how our legal institutions are wrong. When a man, such as myself can be charged with the most serious offense,and face the ultimate punishment. Yet never recieve a tenth of the adequate counsel that is needed to save him from an injustice. Justice in my case is truely blind! Everyone saw it was wrong and everyone closed their eyes to it. From the begining. My case has been mishandled and misrepresented. The ONLY people that cared were me and my loved ones and we have fought everyday to rectify this wrong. How can you fight a system that is as powerful as this one when you have nothing and no one with no place to turn. This is politics and how the cops, d.a., and judges will do what it take to further their careers at the expense of the less fortunate. This is about how the poor recieves no justice in a land that prides itself on equality and justice for all. Had i could have afford decent representation. I would be a free man in a not so free world. But as it stands. I'm poor, black,and uneducated. The 3 strikes that it takes to put me where i am today and have me murdered for something i had no part or knowledge of. Anyone can read the facts and see that a miscarriage occured and is continuing in this case. When i have a d.a. that knews members of the jury had a relationship to the decease and a judge that reconizes this yet refuse to correct it. All the while i have an attorney -leland jones III- that was so incompetent that he never raised any objections or concerns to this. He never investigated or got affidavits from witnesses and he never called any witnesses on my behalf that would have stated i was in memphis in and not Ms when this crime was committed. I was just another black man no one wanted or cared to seek justice for. A crime happened and i just happened to be the poor soul that will get lynched for it. I was accused by the very same 3 people that were there and participated in this crime. They along with the cops concocted this LIE! There are countless of men and women that have and are being wrongly convicted and some get release while others die in cages. I look around my country and no one cares that i will be murdered or that i am asking for a single simple request of a dna test that can prove my innocence. Many of you would think this is a simple request yet i have an attorney -kenneth H. coghlan- on my case that has openly refused any help from the -innocence project- that could prove useful to me and a legal system that refuse to entertain this request. They ALL have turned a blind eye to this injustice while my life hangs in the balance. Kenneth has only visited me twice and accepted my phone call once. He doesn't even return the calls of my family members. Yet this is the man that holds my life in his hands. The man i should trust and have faith to defend me. The 2 attorneys before kenneth.1)-Thomas C. leviotis KNOWS the importance of filing a postconviction brief in court. Yet he designated to bob and then withdrew from my case to work in a d.a. office. then theres Bob Ryan-who did absolutely nothing except sit on his hands and by the time the courts appointed him as my counsel. The time for filing my brief had elapsed and my issues were barred by the VERY same court that appointed Bob to my case!! As i said the relevant facts don't seem to matter much to anyone except me. It hasn't gotting me justice and appealing to the people don't seem to work because we all know that no one cares what happens as long it's not happening to them. However... Here i am trying to reach out and appeal to the good in people that will take a look and see this travesty of justice. Then stand up to be heard and tell our legal institutions that if a single simple dna test can save the life of an innocent man. GIVE IT TO HIM!! This is America and not some closed society! Your help is needed and appreciated. Contact Kenneth H. Coghlan and tell him that his duty is to defend his cleint. Kenneth H. Coghlan attorney at law p o box 430 305 heritage drive oxford,ms 38655 tel: 662 234 7575 fax: 662 234 1999 email: kcoghlan@rayburnlaw.com Thank you for your time and understanding, do not give up the fight. Yours truly Fredrick Bell
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2010
Mississippi: 'DR inmate Frederick Bell has been denied access to the courts, despite newly discovered evidence that strongly suggests he is completely innocent'
Frederick Bell (left) could become the 4th person executed this year by the state of Mississippi if the courts refuse to take up his plea that evidence of his innocence be heard.
In May 1991, 19-year-old Bell was charged for the robbery and murder of store clerk Bert Bell (no relation). He was tried, convicted and sentenced to death in 1993, largely because his trial attorneys failed to even investigate the case or conduct DNA testing beforehand.
Since 1993, Bell has sat caged in a prison cell on Mississippi's death row, denied access to the courts, despite newly discovered evidence that strongly suggests he is completely innocent in this case.
Bell's conviction was based on the testimony of the state's star witness, Frank Coffey. However, since the trial, Coffey has come forward and recanted his testimony, stating in an affidavit that he was coerced by police to finger Bell. In addition, a member of the victim's family sat on the jury in Bell's trial, violating the principle that jury members should be impartial.
Despite these glaring problems in a case that exhibits all signs of Jim Crow justice, the state of Mississippi continues to claim that Bell received a fair and adequate trial, and every court has denied him a hearing on his claims of new evidence.
Additional evidence exists that should have been DNA-tested before the trial--a bottle found at the crime scene, which the state used to build the case against him. Fingerprints that don't match Bell's were also recovered from the cash register, but Bell's lawyers failed to file motions to have the fingerprints examined, a procedure that could help to reveal the real criminal.
"For nearly 2 decades, the state of Mississippi has gotten away with sending my brother to death row, despite insufficient evidence to prove that he committed this crime, and now they want to execute him despite evidence that should have been tested years ago," said Tonja Bell-Glaspie, Bell's sister, in a telephone interview.
"This case, like many past cases within the criminal justice system, and death row in particular, clearly illustrates the problem of being denied the opportunity to present newly discovered evidence. The state of Mississippi has kept other innocent men on death row for decades. This is only a lynching, and it must stop."
Ignoring newly discovered evidence has left many innocent men sitting on death row for years before being finally exonerated. In some cases, innocent men were executed because of the rush to judgment by prosecutors.
In Illinois, Anthony Porter came within days of his execution before a judge granted a stay so his lawyers could present evidence to show that he was mentally retarded at the time of his trial. This time afforded Porter's attorneys the opportunity to track down a witness who later admitted on video that he committed the crime.
Porter was released in 1999--his exoneration was one of the key factors that led to former Gov. George Ryan's decision to oppose the Illinois death penalty.
In 2000, Ryan imposed a moratorium on executions in Illinois, and in 2003, he commuted all Illinois death row prisoners' sentences to natural life, and granted pardons to four inmates who were beaten and tortured under the supervision of former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge.
In Texas, death row prisoner Cameron Todd Willingham was denied the opportunity to present evidence from scientific experts that challenged the state's case that he had set a fire that caused the death of three of his family members.
The experts' analysis showed that the fire was accidental, and Willingham had nothing to do with it. In fact, the experts would have been able to show a systematic pattern of witnesses for the prosecution in arson cases using outdated methods to determine the causes of fires.
But that testimony was never heard. Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Willingham a stay of execution to bring his claims before a court, and Willingham was put to death with the new evidence of his innocence unheard.
All across this country, evidence has surfaced in many cases that exonerated men and women of crimes that put them on death row for years. For the courts to deny Bell a hearing on his claims would be criminal.
It should be a crime to lock people up and deny them the right to prove their innocence. Above all, death row prisoners should be afforded the right to show that there is doubt about their guilt before being put to death.
But this is a country doesn't uphold the true meaning of reasonable doubt, and its justice system has insisted on strict adherence of rules about when evidence must be submitted even when there are obvious claims of evidence.
Elected officials have gotten it wrong time and time again when it comes to the death penalty.
In true fairness to the victim of the crime and in the interests of justice, Bell's case should be re-examined by the court system to weigh the newly discovered evidence. No one should be executed when a witness has recanted and when proper testing of evidence could prove the innocence of someone facing death.
Frederick Bell
I have received some very distressing e-mails from the sister of Frederick and the mom of his children. Both are pleading for the outside world to help save Frederick. Both family members are, as you would imagine frantic with worry.
At the moment, Fredericks Lawyers have until August the 26th the file a writ of certiorari. His lawyers plans to file this writ, around a week early, to ensure it is with the court by the 26th. Should this writ be denied then the court is liable to issue an execution date. The chances are the date would be around early to mid November.
I am urging everyone to sign the petition we have launched:http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/fr... We are also asking that you also write, phone, fax or e-mail the Governor: phone at 1-877-405-0733 or 601-359-3150, or by mail at: P.O. Box 139, Jackson, Mississippi 39205. Or write the office atgovernor@governor.state.ms.us.
It is vital for Frederick and his family we all join together, and fight. Please don't just sit back and allow Frederick to be inmate number four executed in Mississippi this year.
Frederick Bell #81039
Unit 32 B building,
M.S.P.
Parchman
MS
38738
United States.
A plea, direct from Frederick.
THE TIME IS NOW TO STAND UP FOR FREDRICK BELL HE’S INNOCENT AND ON MISSIPPISSI DEATH ROW! The State of Mississippi, the root of deep south racism, injustice, and lynching’s upon African American people. Innocent men sit inside Parchman notorious prison. In the State of Mississippi in 1991, a robbery and murder occurred at a store. Police was able to recover fingerprints, a bottle and other materials to be tested for DNA. Police arrested Fredrick Bell and Anthony Joe Doss. Doss allegedly confess to the crime, alleging that it was Bell’s idea to rob the store because of being in need to gain money. In 1993, Fredrick was tried and convicted by a jury that was not impartial but rather tainted. A member of the victims family was able to sit on his jury. During the course of Fredrick’s wait before he was tried, he repeatedly requested his Attorney’s to test a fingerprint and bottle that had been recovered from the crime scene. Gathered with evidence not tested, and a crime never adequately investigated by his lawyer’s Bell was found guilty and sentence to DEATH ROW!!!. He has remained warehoused on Mississippi death row for 17 years. Today new evidence has surface that could free him from Mississippi death row, despite the fact that he has a possible November, 2010 execution date. Fingerprints from the cash register did not match Fredrick’s and he was not even in the State of Mississippi when the crime is to have allegedly occurred. A witness in the case has since recanted and reveal that he was coerce by police to finger Bell. The time is now to Stand up for Fredrick and to demand the Mississippi Governor, Courts and your State Senator to not execute this man without first ensuring that he receives a fair trial. No person should be executed, but we are in a evil time where the people believe that the death penalty deter crime, but this has never proven to be the case. All across this country wrongful convictions is on the rise. Police, Judges, Prosecutors, and Governors has played sufficient roles in getting it wrong when it comes to the criminal justice system. No other race has suffered from these lynching’s more then the African American people. Troy Davis is on death row in Georgia when seven out of nine witnesses have recanted their testimonies, clearing Mr. Davis as they detailed how police coerce them to finger Troy. Bell is just one of many case where Courts and Governor’s have ignored recant testimony to proceed with death penalty lynching’s. We are calling on the Mississippi Courts and Governor to break the chain of ignoring newly discovered evidence to proceed with the carrying out of a death sentence. Bell has always maintain his innocence and he should be afforded with the mercy from the Courts and Governor to have every right to show his claim of innocence. Fingerprints that were recovered from the crime scene should be tested immediately. THE FINGERPRINTS SHOULD BE RAN THROUGH A DATABASE TO DETERMINE WHO THEY BELONG TO. The fingerprints do not belong to Bell. Write your Governor, State Senator, and News Media. Bell should not be executed without a fair and impartial hearing on his claims of innocence, all evidence in the case that can be tested DNA, should be tested now. {You can follow this case on Facebook. Log on to facebook and request to be MARK A. CLEMENTS friend. For more information on this case you can contact MARK A. CLEMENTS, Administrator for the Campaign to End the Death Penalty at (847-276-1382) CAMPAIGN TO END THE DEATH PENALTY FREE FREDRICK BELL NOW FOR A STATE LYNCHING!
To Concerned Citizens:, My name is Fredrick Bell and i've been on MS death row for 17yrs. I have maintained innocence throughout my arrest, arraignment, trial and conviction. I am very close to being executed by the State and my lawyer Kenneth H. Coghlan has refused to explore all avenues to get me the justice that i deserve. He has has flatfooted refuse to accept the help of the Innocence Project who has offered to try and get the DNA tested in my case. This is my last and best hope of proving innocence in my case. So why is Mr. Coghlan NOT trying to help me? He claims he wants to take the matter to the Governor but that avenue ensures my death because the Governor won't entertain that. Mr Coghlan KNOWS this! The attorney i had before name Thomas C. Leviotis---who file my state post conviction then withdraw off my case to work in the DA office. He gave my case to Bob Ryan. At the time was the director of Ms office of capital whom Thomas told to do that investigation and get the affidavits from the witnesses, that was never done. In fact, the Ms Supreme court grant for Mr. Thomas to with draw off my case, and at the time i had a reply brief due. I had "NO" lawyer! When the court appointed Bob Ryan to my case the time had expire for me to file a reply brief. Not only that, to add those affidavits. So my issues became barred by the Court. Even from the very first inexperience lawyer on my case up til now. My case hasn't been handled properly and if i can't find a way or means to make Kenneth accept all possible help. I will be killed by the State of MS! I am asking that any and all decent people with conscious thought try to contact Kenneth at: Kenneth H. Coghlan attorney at law p o box 430 305 heritage drive oxford, ms 38655 tel: 662 234 7575 fax: 662 234 1999 email: kcoghlan@rayburnlaw.com And let him know there people who think that justice is a right to ALL people and as attorney. He should do any and all things within the laws to ensure that i recieve that justice. Thank you for any and all support and help, it is very much needed and appreciated. Sincerely, Fredrick Bell.
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YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED 11/15/2010
Your Calls-Emails and Faxes are Urgently Needed: Jamie Scott has stated that she is going blind her vision is getting worse daily and she has NOT received glasses as of yet. Call Gloria Perry and ask that she follow through with ensuring that Jamie Scott # 19197 receives glasses - gperry@mdoc.state.ms.us (601) 359-5155
Gladys Scott has informed me that the board of Pardons and Parole in Mississippi is wrapping their investigation up and will refer their findings to Governor Haley Barbour's office. Gladys Scott #19142 has requested that we call, fax, snail mail and e-mail The Honorable Haley Barbour's office to request clemency. Please also request that the governor make provisions for the sisters to include that their civil rights are restored - *WITHOUT FELONY* records. Make a toll free call to governor Haley Barbour at 877-405-0733 E-mail governor Barbour -- governor@governor.state.ms.us Governor Haley Barbour P.O. Box 139 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 1-877-405-0733 Fax: 601-359-3741 Email the governor's personal assistant - Dorothy Kuykendal DKuykendall@governor.state.ms.us
Last, National Action Network - Rev. Al Sharpton's organization - stated that a rally would be held at the beginning of December. After having their release forms by The Scott Sisters NAN has said that the date is postponed and has not given us any idea of their plans thus far. Please Call National Action Network's National Headquarters and inquire about their involvement to FREE THE SCOTT SISTERS! 1-877-626-4651
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From: Nancy Lockhart
To: "Perry, Gloria"
Sent: Mon, November 15, 2010 11:10:45 AM
Subject: Jamie Scott #19197 Is Going Blind and Needs Glasses
Dear Drs. Perry and Zein Mohamed:
Jamie Scott is going blind and the cause of this rapid vision loss is unknown. As a result Jamie is in need of glasses which have been repeatedly requested. In addition, Jamie Scott needs an examination from an outside physician to diagnose this vision loss as well as, the massive headaches.
Please ensure that Jamie receives eyeglasses so that she is able to see. This is very unethical and inhumane treatment.
The mission of the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure is to ensure the protection of the health, safety and welfare of Mississippians through implementation and enforcement of laws involving the licensing and regulation of physicians, podiatrists, physician assistants, radiology assistants and acupuncturists and through the objective enforcement of the Mississippi Medical Practice Act.
Currently, this mission statement is not being adhered to. The only consistency here, is medical neglect.
Please do not allow your medical neglect to turn into a death sentence for Jamie Scott.
Mrs. Rasco received a call from Jamie Scott this morning complaining of excruciating head pain that she has suffered with all night long and that the prison refuses to take her to the hospital.
Jamie has been dealing with severe headaches this entire month and has only been given Tylenol, which has not helped and which she is worried may cause liver and other types of damage.
Please contact everyone below for Jamie Scott, #19197, and urge that she be taken to the hospital immediately!
Dr. Gloria Perry - gperry@mdoc.state.ms.us
(601) 359-5155
Dr. Zein-Ahmed - MZein-Ahmed@mdoc.state.ms.us
(601) 359-5155
Margaret Bingham - mbingham@mdoc.state.ms.us
601-932-2880
Christopher Epps - CEPPS@mdoc.state.ms.us
601-359-5600
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Free Davon Acklin
Here is a message from Davon's mom, Julie. Please fax and ask for clemency.
"1-602-542-5680 ex clemency board of Arizona ref Davon Acklin 223880 fax before nov 18th as many as you can flood them tel them he has paid harshly and isn't a menace to society and needs exhoneration of his charges as they were harshly imposed."
Davon Acklin didnt just fall between the cracks. He lives there.
He is 23 years old and an inmate of the Arizona prison system. Like many people with severe mental illness he found out that a system which offers inadequate or no services at all to people with serious emotional problems.
He may be dying. He has hepatitis C courtesy of the prison environment he lives in. His liver has been affected and without serious medical attention his chances of making it much longer are virtually nil. He has 10 months left to release. His mother has appealed to the authorities to give him compassionate release. She only wants to be with her son She wants him home. She just wants him home.
He was convicted originally of assault with a deadly weapon. He was psychotic, had stolen a battery. Two security guards ran after him. In a panic he brandished a box cutter at them. His first year was spent in solitary confinement in a Super Max prison. He found out that his punishment for being sick, being scared, and being psychotic was to have a planned, brutal attack on the tattered shreds of his sanity. Imagine what one year in solitary confinement would be for you. Now imagine if you were already emotionally ill.
He "committed" a crime, but he is not a criminal. His family was trying to find placement for him before anything happened. His illness struck first.
His mother tells me he has given up. He sees himself as being alone and powerless against a system which seems determined to get its pound of flesh. But you can help..
Please spread the word and tell others. Share this post with as many people as you can. This is a horrible injustice. Mental illness should not be a capital crime. There are many, too many Davon's. Please stand for him.
Please spread the word.... And please, please, please HELP FREE DAVON ACKLIN!!!!!
Target: executive director of clemency board for state of Arizona
Sponsored by: Julie Acklin and Larry Drain and other members of "Free Davon Acklin"
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-davon-acklin/
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Out in the cold.
For millions of Americans and their families, a storm is brewing. Unless Congress acts by November 30th, two million unemployed Americans who are struggling to find work will be cut off from vital unemployment payments just before the holiday season.1
It would be a disaster — not only for people who are out of a job and whose only lifeline is these small unemployment payments, but for the entire economy.2
It's going to be a tough fight to make sure Congress extends these benefits — Republicans and conservative Democrats have stood in the way of extending unemployment insurance in the past, and they're likely to do it again. They say we can't afford to pay for it, but many of the same politicians are willing to add trillions to the deficit to extend President Bush's massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
Please join us in demanding that Congress extend unemployment benefits, and ask your friends and family to do the same:
http://www.colorofchange.org/preserve/?id=2107-1311318
The economic downturn has hurt everyone, but it's hit Black communities particularly hard — unemployment among Black folks is at 16%, twice the national average. For young Black men, it's above 40%.3
Economists say that unemployment benefits are one of the most effective ways to boost the economy, and the U.S. Census Bureau data reports that 3.3 million more people would have fallen below the poverty line in 2009 without unemployment benefits.4,5
There are some signs that the economy is starting to recover — the number of new people applying for unemployment benefits has recently fallen. But if Congress fails to extend unemployment for 2 million people who are currently out of work, it would deal a serious blow to that progress. Those two million jobless Americans won't have money to spend on their basic needs, and all kinds of businesses will suffer as a result — and be even less likely to start hiring.
Congress reconvenes on November 15 — and will only have a short time to continue the federal unemployment benefits program before the November 30 deadline. This past May, because of what conservative Democrats and Republicans to block extending unemployment benefits, Congress missed the deadline and allowed the program to lapse for seven weeks — stopping benefits to more than 2.5 million long-term unemployed job-seekers and their families. The unemployed cannot afford another lapse in benefits, and neither can our economy.
It's hard to believe, but some politicians are saying we can't afford to pay for these benefits, while at the same time trying to extend President Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy. It's a position that prioritizes luxury for the wealthy over survival for the most vulnerable people in our country — and it makes no sense for our economy.
Congress hears from wealthy people with access and power every day. So it's essential for all members of Congress to hear from ordinary Americans who are struggling to make ends meet or know someone who is.
Please join us in demanding that Congress extend unemployment benefits by clicking the link below. We're working with the National Employment Law Project to deliver your message to Congress this week. And we'll keep our eye on politicians who are standing in the way of doing what's right for our economy, and we'll give you ways to hold them accountable.
http://www.colorofchange.org/preserve/?id=2107-1311318
Thanks and Peace,
-- James, Gabriel, William, Dani, Natasha, and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team
November 15th, 2010
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References:
1. "Millions Face Bleak Winter When Jobless Aid Ends Nov. 30," AFL-CIO Blog, 10-19-2010
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/563?akid=1699.1261242.ZIr8Gr&t=7
2."Failure To Reauthorize Unemployment Benefits Will Hurt Economy, Say Economists," The Huffington Post, 11-9-2010
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/564?akid=1699.1261242.ZIr8Gr&t=9
3. "7 Shocking Facts About Minority Unemployment," The Huffington Post, 11-1-2010
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/565?akid=1699.1261242.ZIr8Gr&t=11
4. See reference 2
5. "Research Desk responds: Is unemployment insurance stimulative?" The Washington Post, 7-2-2010
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/566?akid=1699.1261242.ZIr8Gr&t=13
