By "we" I simply mean all of us rabble-rousing bleeding-hearts with big mouths!

Cynthia Chandler and Cassandra Shaylor are two women lawyers in California, who started an organization called "Justice Now", dedicated to the health care needs of women in California prisons.

go to:

<http://leadershipforchange.org/awardees/awardee.php3?ID=9>

Two years ago, Rosemary Willeby, an inmate with Hep C was taken off all her meds, and forcefully given TB meds instead. She did NOT have TB, and TB meds are POISONOUS to Hep C patients.

Well, she died!

When Rosemary was arrested she had $10 worth of crack in her possession. She was sentenced to 3 years for drug possession. But in reality, she got the UNDECLARED DEATH PENALTY! Her story is at:

<www.prisons.org/regardin.htm>

Rosemary was only ONE OF FIVE women who died in Central California Women's Facility, IN TWO MONTHS! Three of those were from Hep C and liver failure.

Cythia and Cassandra filed a wrongful death lawsuit on her behalf.

On June 12, they won a QUARTER-MILLION DOLLAR settlement for her family!

I think I'll send them each a "congratulations and good work" letter.

JUSTICE NOW
1322 Webster Street,
Suite 210,
Oakland, CA,
94612

ph: 510 - 839 - 7654
fax: 510 - 839 - 7615

Cynthia's email: wplan@pacbell.net
Cassie's email: cshaylor@earthlink.net

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Menolly

Its great isn't it

Yeah, Ken;

Never underestimate the power of a woman with a big mouth!

Love,
Menolly

Good Job!

THAT IS SO GREAT.. I AM GLAD THEY WON.

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

It is so nice to see some justice for the death of this poor lady!

Well deserved but the price was too high.

I'm glad the won!

I mean they

Wow, I'm glad they won!! It's bad enough these women had to die in prison because of a lack of medical care, at least there is some justice done for the families. I greatly appreciate these 2 female lawyers!!

That is great for the lawyers and family, but sad for the victim!!!!!! Steve&kids

When it comes to Rosemary's death itself, of course it is sad.

But hopefully the fact that maybe one other person won't have to die the way she did, will give her death a dignity that she never got from the prison system.

That's one state that will think twice now, about how they do or do not provide proper medical care to the inmates!

Menolly