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Marion Jones released from Texas federal prison - ESPN.com

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Updated: September 5, 2008, 12:18 PM ET

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Marion Jones left a federal prison in Texas on Friday after serving a six-month sentence for lying to prosecutors about steroid use that helped her win five medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

A federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman said Jones, 32, was released at 9 a.m. ET Friday from a halfway house in San Antonio after serving most of her six-month sentence for lying to federal investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.

For years, the track star denied using performance-enhancing drugs. But in October, she pleaded guilty to two charges of perjury and was sentenced in... Read More

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