Arizona mom turns to scripture to survive in Mexican jail

[davidn3600]

Nogales, Mexico (CNN) -- Inside a Mexican jail, Yanira Maldonado wept.

A devout Mormon, the Arizona mother of seven said Wednesday she's been turning to scripture to survive ever since authorities falsely accused her of drug smuggling last week.

"Reading the scriptures, reading the Book of Mormon, praying, fasting," Maldonado told CNN. "And all the support that I've been getting from my family, my husband, my children, and everybody out there reaching out to help."

A judge is weighing whether to set Maldonado free after authorities accused her of drug smuggling and alleged they found 12 pounds of marijuana under her bus seat.

Maldonado maintained her innocence Wednesday.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/29/justice/mexico-american-arrest/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular

[Logical]

1. Of course prayer actually does nothing, but if it helps her deal with her situation then...

good for her.

[arely staircase]

2. that is precisely what it does do

nt

[pipoman]

3. And 12 lbs of pot

in Mexico wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for the failed US war on drugs..

[hrmjustin]

4. I would be praying and reading scripture myself.

Good luck to her and God bless!

[Kali]

5. that doesn't make any sense

why did they arrest her and not her husband? it says they were traveling together.

and no, if you get caught with that much weed, you are going to jail. something is wrong with this story.

the bribery is similar to a lot of the kidnappings that are going on - targeting middle and upper class Mexicans for $$$, but setting up a bust on a bus by the military sounds pretty off-the-wall. There seems to be a shitload of missing information here.