June 19, 2013

Scott Sisters Problem: Must Shed Pounds to Comply With Prison Release Deal

Jamie Scott has to lose 100 pounds, her sister Gladys needs to lose 60   

*The Scott sisters who were released from a Mississippi prison last month on the condition that one donate a kidney to the other will have to wait until they lose weight before they can perform an organ transplant.

Their doctor told Jamie Scott — who is 38, 5-feet tall and weighs 254 — that she has to lose about 100 pounds before she can receive her sister’s kidney. Gladys — who is 36, 4-feet-9 and weighs 185 — has to lose about 40 pounds and quit smoking.

The sisters, who were convicted of robbing two men on a roadside and served 16 years in prison together, are now spending their days in aerobics classes and watching what they eat.

“I’ve cut out all fried foods,” Jamie Scott said. “I want to live.”

Read MORE at abcNews.com.

Watch this video report:


Love Us? Hate Us? We want to give you a better experience and we need your feedback. Click here.




Articles You May Like

If you have an EURweb account please click here to Login

Comments

  1. 5ft tall- 245 lbs……yikes. how on earth did she maintain that weight in prison?? aren’t they restricted to a limited number of meals/servings per day or do they have a buffet line?

Leave a Reply