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Marion Jones adds another notable reentry story to the sports pages

By Douglas A. Berman

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I enjoy following the post-sentencing fates of celebrity felons because they provide a great example of the willingness of society to give persons who can generate revenue a second chance. Thus, I was intrigued and pleased to see this AP story in the afternoon news, which is headlined "Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Tulsa Shock." Here are the basics: Marion Jones hasn't lost much of her swagger. The disgraced sprinter once called the world's fastest woman was introduced Wednesday as the newest member of the WNBA's Tulsa Shock and she offered no apologies for her steroids use or her time in federal prison. She was poised and ready for questions about her troubled past. "The word redemption is not in my vocabulary," Jones said at a news conference, flanked by team president Steve Swetoha and coach Nolan Richardson...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 10, 2010 (boomark / email).

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