MARION JONES BEGINS JAIL SENTENCE

MARION JONES BEGINS JAIL SENTENCE

Disgraced Olympic athlete MARION JONES started her six-month federal prison sentence in Texas on Friday (07Mar08). The 32-year-old gold medallist checked into the Federal Medical Center-Carswell in Fort Worth, where she'll serve time for lying to federal investigators about steroid use and fraud. Sentenced in New York in January (08), Jones was given until 11 March (08) to begin her sentence. The three-time Olympic gold medallist has returned all five medals she won during the 2000 Sydney Olympics in Australia. She becomes the first professional sports figure to be incarcerated for steroid use.