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Marion Jones Reports to Prison
Posted Mar 7th 2008 7:39PM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: Olympics, Women's Sports, Track and Field, PEDs, USA
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones reported to prison today to begin serving her six-month sentence for lying to federal investigators about a check-fraud scheme and about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Jones reported to the Federal Medical Center Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, which is described on its web site as a facility that "provides specialized medical and mental health services to female offenders." It is not clear what specialized medical and mental health services Jones needs.
Although Jones is listed on the Bureau of Prisons web site as "not in BOP custody," a Bureau spokeswoman confirmed that Jones has reported and that she was assigned the inmate number 84868/054.
It's a sad fall from grace for Jones, who was once the world's most celebrated female athlete but has now had her medals taken away and her name wiped from the record books. Her projected release date is July 9, 2008.
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