Almost a year ago, Louisiana& #39;s pardon board recommended that Gloria "Mama Glo" Williams, who is 74 and has been in prison almost 50 years, be granted clemency and released from prison. But the governor hasn& #39;t acted.

Now she is in hospital with COVID-19 https://www.vox.com/2020/4/23/21231196/gloria-williams-covid-19-louisiana-prison">https://www.vox.com/2020/4/23...

Ms. Williams was in her 20s, a survivor of domestic abuse & mother of young children, when she was sentenced to die in prison for participating in a robbery of a grocery store with a toy gun. https://theappeal.org/louisiana-woman-sentenced-to-life-for-attempting-to-rob-grocery-store-with-toy-gun-seeks-mercy/#.XUu-DV76UtW.twitter">https://theappeal.org/louisiana...

In the last almost 50 years, Ms. Williams has become a beloved mentor & role model to so many young women in the Louisiana prison system.

She still has time to be with her family: 4 living siblings, 5 children & grandchildren.

@LouisianaGov free her now. https://theappeal.org/louisianas-longest-serving-incarcerated-woman-recommended-for-clemency-last-july-hospitalized-with-covid-19/#.XqHcu-wKnTo.twitter">https://theappeal.org/louisiana...