CHARLES BARKLEY - BARKLEY STARTS JAIL TERM

BARKLEY STARTS JAIL TERM

Shamed basketball great CHARLES BARKLEY has started his three-day jail term for drink-driving - and conducted a press conference from behind bars.
The sporting legend turned himself in on Saturday (07Mar09) to start his sentence for driving under the influence (DUI) relating to his 31 December (08) arrest in Arizona.
He was originally ordered to spend 10 days in jail, but this was cut to just three days.
Barkley entered Phoenix's Tent City Jail on Saturday morning, before facing the cameras to take part in a pre-arranged press conference.
In a video posted on TMZ.com, Barkley was watched by his fellow inmates and posed for photographs before saying he had made a mistake and had "learned not to drink and drive".