Michael Vick Gets Approval For Home Confinement
28/02/2009 03:44
RICHMOND, Va. - Imprisoned NFL star Michael Vick will be allowed to serve the last two months of his sentence under home confinement because there is no room at a halfway house for him, a government official told The Associated Press Thursday.
Vick is serving a 23-month sentence at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., after pleading guilty to bankrolling a dogfighting operation at a home he owned in eastern Virginia's Surry County. He also admitted to participating in the killing of several underperforming dogs.
Vick's lawyers have said they expected him to be moved any day into a halfway house in Newport News. But because of a lack of space, Vick will be released instead to his home in nearby Hampton at some point on or after May 21, said the official, who has knowledge of the case but requested anonymity because the individual was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
''We are aware of reports regarding the release of Michael Vick,'' Vick lawyers Billy Martin and Lawrence Woodward said in a written statement. ''As his attorneys we understand and respect that there is a process that the Bureau of Prisons follows therefore it is not appropriate for us comment at this time.''
Vick's agent, Joel Segal, did not return messages seeking comment. Vick's mother, Brenda Boddie, said in a telephone interview that she knew nothing about the arrangements.
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
There is one justice system for the rich and famous and one for the rest of us, folks. If it were you or me, you’d be simply amazed at how fast they could find room in that halfway house.