Kidney-swap sisters releasd from jail

Summary: Earlier today in Pearl, Mississippi two sisters who have been in jail for 16 years for an armed robbery were released. They were released only because one needed to donate a kidney to the other. The sisters (Jamie and Gladys Scott) waved and yelled "we're free" and "God bless y'all" to reporters once they had left the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. Now that the sisters are out they plan to move to Florida with their mother and grown children. Jamie is on dialysis which is costing the state about $200,000 a year. The Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour agreed they could be released from prison only under the condition that Gladys donate the kidney within one year. The idea was Gladys for petition for early release. The sisters want a good meal and want to shop. While in prison they did probably not see much of each other so their releases will be a reunion with family and also with each other. The Scott's robbery was in 1994 and the net amount have ranged from $11 to $200. The kidney transplant details are still under way and they still have to be tested to see if they are even compatible.

Opinion: I think that is great that a sister is will to give her kidney away to her sister! I definitely think the one with the medical problems should be released because she needs attention and that is costing the state a lot of money that could be put towards something else. One thing that I am not in full agreement with is how long they have been in jail for. Their burglary was probably around $100 dollars and i don't feel people should stay in jail for 16 years and cost the state so much money when they committed a not very bad crime. I think I will stay followed up on this story to see if she can actually get the transplant done in a year because what would they do if they released the sisters and then the transplant never happened? hopefully the sisters have learned their lessons and will be thankful they are out.

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