P Jewett wrote:

Judge Brigitte Sivret sentenced Margaret Grant, A Moncton, NB woman to four years in jail for failing to provide adequate care for her sick Mother, Kathleen Grant which resulted in her death.

This is indeed a terrible tragedy but it is also a tragedy that our justice system would send a mentally ill woman/child of low intellect who lived a poverty stricken life to prison to serve as a warning to others.

The fact that Margaret Grant had three kids taken from her and one that chewed his first solid food in kindergarten speaks for itself, Why would The Department Of Social Development allow a woman they took THREE kids from to be a caretaker to her Mother? Doesn’t make sense… The system failed not just one but both of these women.

It will cost $166,830 a year to keep Margaret Gallant behind bars and possibly much more as I am sure she will require therapy as this woman IS mentally ill. Incarcerating a mentally ill woman with the intellect of a six year old child is not the answer. Therapy and making an effort to improve her quality of life outside of prison is.

I find it disgusting that this judge made an example of someone who is clearly mentally ill and of low intellect and has lived her entire 48 years in poverty. Yes, The system failed both Margaret and Kathleen Grant. The system required a scapegoat to shoulder the blame for the system that botched up so horribly and Margaret Grant was that scapegoat.

This petition is for the many people who feel that Margaret Grant was wrongfully imprisoned and should be released from the prison system. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-margaret-grant