Federal Prison Inmate Jason Yaeger Allowed Visit With Dying Daughter, Ten-Year-Old Jayci Yaeger

March 28, 2008

Pressured by growing media coverage and a deluge of emails, letters, and phone calls from around the globe, federal authorities allowed Jason Yaeger to visit with his dying daughter, 10-year-old Jayci Yaeger yesterday afternoon.

According to family members, the only people allowed in the room with Jayci during the visit were Jason and his federal prison escorts.  Nonetheless, they report that despite the fact that Jayci is unresponsive she was aware of her father's presence, something they say was evident by a noticeable increase in her breathing and a spike in her heartbeat during the visit.

Ketv.com reports that the visit lasted several hours.  However, other media outlets, including FoxNews.com are reporting the visit only lasted for 30 minutes.  At the completion of the visit, Jason was transported back to the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, South Dakota, where he is serving out the final year of a 5½-year sentence for a methamphetamine conviction.  Prison officials have yet to release an official comment on the visit.

I think it is important that those of you who took time to place a call or send a letter to federal authorities should be commended for your actions. Without each and every one of you this visit may have never taken place...

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