Dozens of protesters showed up to the Orange County Courthouse on Casey Anthony's sentencing day, & officials are bracing for more when she's released from jail on Sunday.
Changes are already being made at the jail, jail officials said, & barricades are set up for protesters.
The Booking and Release Center parking lot will be shut down Saturday evening, & jail staff said major plans are under way for Anthony's safe & secretive release.
Criminal defense attorney Jeff Deen said, "My best guess is you are not going to see her."
When Anthony is released from jail, as early as 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Deen expects that it will not be anything like the frenzy that's surrounded her exits in the past.
Deen said, "The point now is her safety, that she acclimates back into society. Nobody needs to be in anybody's face with the emotions connected to this case & verdict."
A jail spokesman said the facility has not given Anthony any special treatment, but her release is the exception. The jail's preliminary plan will allow three journalists: a video graphic, a photographer & a reporter to be inside the jail to capture Anthony's final steps to freedom.
Jail officials said the media will be notified by email, once Anthony is a safe distance away.
Deen believes beginning a new life for her will not be easy.
Deen said, "She's O.J. Simpson without the fame, & he never got past the stigma of it."
Outside of the jail, protesters like Bree Thornton will be kept in a grassy area along John Young Parkway. Thornton said she is planning to camp out at the jail 24 hours, not to catch a glimpse of Anthony, but to remember Caylee.
Thornton said, "It is about Caylee, not about Casey. I do not care to look at Casey. I do not want to look into the eyes of a killer."
There's no word from Anthony's attorneys what she will do or where she'll go when she walks out a free woman after 1,005 days in jail. Deen said Anthony can leave the country with a passport, even with civil lawsuits pending.
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The 1st Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann is running for president to bring a new voice to the White House¬ a voice of constitutional conservatism, limited government, and a safe and secure America.
Elected in 2006, Michele is the 1st Republican woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota. From the beginning, she has demonstrated bold reform, pushing to fix Washington's broken ways.
Michele is a leading advocate for tax reform, a staunch opponent of wasteful government spending, and a strong proponent of adherence to the Constitution, as intended by the Founding Fathers. She believes government has grown exponentially, with Obamacare being the most recent example of its uninhibited growth. Michele wants government to make the kind of serious spending decisions that many families and small businesses have been forced to make. She is a champion of free markets and she believes in the vitality of the family as the 1st unit of government. She is also a defender of the unborn and staunchly stands for religious liberties.
Prior to serving in the U.S. Congress, Michele was elected to the Minnesota State Senate in 2000 where she championed the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. Before that, she spent 5 years as a federal tax litigation attorney, working on hundreds of civil and criminal cases. That experience solidified her strong support for efforts to simplify the Tax Code and reduce tax burdens on family and small business budgets. Michele also led the charge on education issues in Minnesota calling for the abolishment of Goals 2000 and the Profiles of Learning in its school. She recognized the need for quality schools and subsequently started a charter school for at risk kids in Minnesota.
Michele sits on the Financial Services Committee (FSC) and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. This experience has given her keen insight into the housing crisis and credit crunch, leading Michele to be a staunch opponent of the taxpayer funded bailout of Wall Street and the Dodd Frank legislation. Serving on the Intelligence Committee, she has consistently advocated peace through strength to ensure America's national security. She has proudly taken a vow to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
In July 2010, Michele hosted the 1st Tea Party Caucus meeting. She is seen as a champion of Tea Party values including the call for lower taxes, renewed focus on the Constitution and the need to shrink the size of government.
Michele is a graduate of Anoka High School and Winona State University. She received her J.D. at the O.W. Coburn School of Law at Oral Roberts University and an L.L.M. in Tax Law at the College of William and Mary. She has been married to Marcus for more than thirty years and they live in Stillwater where they own a small business mental health care practice that employs nearly 50 people. Michele and Marcus have five children, Lucas, Harrison, Elisa, Caroline, and Sophia. In addition, the Bachmann family has opened their home to 23 foster children, which has inspired Michele to become one of Congress' leading advocates for foster and adopted children, earning her bipartisan praise for her efforts.
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