All of us need to warm up for the next letter writing campaign to the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole...
I am hoping we can dissect this case and the primary caregiver role here. I think we see it time and time again that the person primarily responsible for keeping the child safe receives much lighter punishment than the perp. I think we see at least two issues here-the prior TX law which makes Abby eligible for parole every year so that the victim's family is caught in an infinite loop, reliving this crime year after year...and imo, the ridiculously light charges and sentence Abby received for delivering her daughter to a monster and actively deceiving those who could have saved Emma from her murderer.
Hi, Believe09!
Thank you for the warm welcome (in your earlier comment).
Yes, I think we all need to be thinking about the next letter writing campaign to hopefully ensure Abigail Young is denied parole when she is up for parole review this year (2013) again! On a local level, I am "getting my ducks in a row" and I will spear head a letter writing campaign locally as well as a few places on the Internet.
Without a doubt, the letter writing campaign by Websleuth members, Hinky Meter members, Reality Chatter members and the guests to each of the aforementioned forums as well as the Facebook page, Justice for Emma Thompson, that Websleuth member, LCoastMom, set up and monitored closely was a huge success.
Also, Emma's maternal aunt, Amanda Young Mathews, has a Facebook page, Emma ForJustice, which garnered many letters. In the greater Houston and Brenham/Washington County, TX (Abigail Young's home town/county) areas, there was a huge letter writing campaign against parole for Young.
Abigail Young's now former childhood best friend who now resides in Oklahoma, spear headed a letter writing campaign to oppose Young's parole in Oklahoma and beyond.
As you may or may not know, Abigail Young's paternal grandparents and some paternal family members reside in Oklahoma.
Folks in the Brenham and Houston areas are geared up and ready to start the letter writing process against Young's parole once again.
Folks world wide wrote the Texas Department of Pardons & Paroles (TDPP) on behalf of Emma requesting that parole be denied for Abigail Young.
The letter writing campaign was a huge success. I hope all of the folks who supported justice for Emma by writing a letter opposing parole for her mother, Abigail Young, will write a letter again when Young is eligible for parole review in 2013.
It is possible that Young will be up for parole review as early as the latter part of this month, February, 2013. Last year she became eligible for parole review in Feb, 2012.
However, the decision by the TDPP regarding Young's parole would not be rendered until the latter part of August, 2013.
One thing is for certain: Precious Emma Thompson has great support here at Websleuths! Without a doubt, the WS members will do the best to ensure Abigail Young is not released on parole!
Emma captured the hearts of many. Strangers world wide came to "love" the precious barely 4-year-old red haired child who was brutally raped and beaten to death by her mother's boyfriend, Lucas Coe!
It is unfortunate that Young was found guilty of the lesser charge of reckless and serious bodily injury to a child by omission. Had Young been found guilty of the more serious charge of injury to a child by omission, she could have been sentenced to prison for life.
However, the jury recommended that Young be sentenced to the maximum allowed by law for the lesser charge which is 20 years and a $10,000 fine.
Judge Shaver (presiding judge at Young's trial) sentenced Young to 20 years and a $10,000 fine.
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http://www.khou.com/news/Spring-mom-gets-20-years-for-failing-to-protect-her-daughter-98368119.html
KHOU Houston, Tx
7/13/10
Abigail Young gets 20 year-sentence for failing to protect her daughter
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Jurors Monday convicted Young of a lesser charge of reckless and serious bodily injury to a child by omission. They rejected a more serious charge of injury to a child by omission, which could have sent her to prison for life.