Caylee Anthony Public Memorial: More Details and Updates

The remains of Caylee Marie Anthony, discovered on December 11th of last year, will finally be honored in a public ceremony. It was announced yesterday that the memorial will be held Tuesday, February 10 at 10 AM at the First Baptist Church of Orlando. Thousands of people are expected to gather to pay their respects to the toddler.

The big question on everyone's minds is will Casey Anthony be able to watch the televised event in the Orange County Jail? According to Allen Moore, a rep for the jail, many news outlets are getting the answer wrong.

Everywhere it's being reported Casey will be able to watch it on television. Moore simply says it's just, "inaccurate reporting".

"Yes, she can make a request to watch television," he explains, "but that does not mean it will granted."

The fact is she has made no such request but, explains Moore, "Even if she did there are many variables as to whether she'd be given permission."

There is a television in the unit where Anthony is housed, "but it is rarely on," says Moore.

The reason it's off is a matter of jail operations. Anthony is also housed with psychological observation inmates, who are too easily disrupted by television and discipline inmates who are not allowed to watch TV.

Also, Anthony's status as a "protective custody" inmate makes it difficult to schedule TV time. "When she's out of her cell, everyone else has to be in theirs," says Moore. Then there's the question of if the memorial will be broadcast at a time that coincides with Anthony's time out of her cell.

I hope the jail keeps their word that they will not give Casey preferential treatment. However, I can't help but wonder if there is not "someone" in the jail who is under "Casey's spell" that may try to assist her in watching.

What I really feel is that Jose will just happen to make a scheduled "attorney's visit" at the scheduled Memorial time and with his laptop, that has already been approved for Casey's use, Casey will have access to view the Memorial in the privacy of her attorney visitation room. She can watch via live stream from the local stations in Orlando just as I and thousands of others will on our laptops.

Casey's Jailhouse Radio

Casey Anthony's Jailhouse Radio

One way Anthony might witness her daughter's memorial: that's by listening to it. If the event is broadcast on the radio, she can listen to it on her $21 Sony radio she purchased from the jail's commissary. The radio is specifically designed for inmates in U.S. corrections facilities: it has a transparent case to prevent inmates from using it to conceal things.With all the rumors circulating around about possibly attending private memorials or watching it on TV, it's still not clear if Casey even wants to attend. Could it be it's a ploy from her lawyers to generate sympathy for their client?