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December 30, 2010

Mississippi leaders applaud Haley Barbour’s move to free the Scott Sisters

Scott sisters to be freed Sen. Willie Simmons, D-Cleveland, called it a “courageous move” by the governor as he considers a run for president. “Normally, a candidate would shy away from that,” said Simmons, among a handful of lawmakers who have met with Barbour about releasing the sisters. Clarion Ledger 12/29/10
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 30, 2010

Governor Haley Barbour orders the release of the Scott Sisters

“Today, I have issued two orders indefinitely suspending the sentences of Jamie and Gladys Scott. In 1994, a Scott County jury convicted the sisters of armed robbery and imposed two life sentences for the crime. Their convictions and their sentences were affirmed by the Mississippi Court of Appeals in 1996. “To date, the sisters have…