NATION : Bakker Scrubs, Rakes in Prison
Convicted television evangelist Jim Bakker leads a Spartan life, scrubbing floors and raking leaves as he adjusts to a prison term of at least 10 years, prison officials said today.
The 49-year-old Bakker, who once owned several homes and spent millions of dollars on such amenities as an air-conditioned doghouse, shares a sparsely furnished dormitory-style cell with three inmates. He has only a small locker for personal items.
Sentenced to 45 years in jail--but eligible for parole in 10 years--for fleecing believers out of millions of dollars, Bakker was transferred a week ago to the federal medical facility here that houses 677 inmates.
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