I'm I to ask for
an extension on my sentence,
seeing as how maybe I could, you know,
maybe a medical hold or something and
I could have my baby here and
before I left.
Twenty one year old Mary Lee Taylor
of Tulsa is due to leave the Federal
Corrections Institute in Fort Worth in
about 48 hours, but her baby
will probably roll along first.
In fact, her most recent visit to a
doctor confirmed the delivery
is late.
Miss Taylor ended up incarcerated after
she pleaded guilty to charges of helping
two men cash forged savings
bonds. She has served her three month
sentence, but now a lack of family
money and a place to go has forced
her to ask the courts to extend
her sentence, thereby let the state
pay for doctors fees and other expenses.
But despite the massive obstacles in her
path, a young woman is still
strong willed by babies.
Really the most important thing?
My baby's giving me a reason
to want to make it.
Even if the courts rule, Miss Taylor
cannot stay at FCI until our child
is born. A Fort Worth family has
already said OK to allowing
her to stay in their home until she
and her baby are fit to leave.
Ed Eubanks, The Texas News.