seattletimes.nwsource.com New TYT Network channels: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com New TYT Facebook Page(!): www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com www.theyoungturks.com DISCOUNTS: www.theyoungturks.com FREE Movies(!): www.netflix.com Note: The above two links are for TYT sponsors. Read Ana’s blog and subscribe at: www.examiner.com TYT Network (new WTF?! channel): www.youtube.com Check Out TYT Interviews www.youtube.com Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s decision to commute the prison sentences of two sisters drew wide attention in part because their cause has been embraced by civil-rights activists. But an unusual aspect of the arrangement also is drawing scrutiny Barbour said his action was “conditioned on” one sister donating a kidney to the other. The case involves sisters serving double life sentences for convictions in a 1994 armed robbery that netted . Barbour, a Republican in his second term, agreed this week to suspend their sentences in light of the poor health of Jamie Scott, 38, who requires regular dialysis, which officials say costs the state about 0000 a year. The governor said the release of Gladys Scott, 36, is conditioned on her giving a kidney to her inmate sibling. “The Mississippi Department of Corrections believes the sisters no longer pose a threat to society,” Barbour said. “Gladys Scott’s release is conditioned on her donating one of her kidneys to her sister, a procedure which should be scheduled with urgency.” Some medical …
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