SIDELINES : Rose Gets Into Prison Routine
son officials say Pete Rose seems “pretty well acclimated” to life in a federal prison camp, but details of that life won’t be made public unless Rose wants them to be.
Camp officials will respect Rose’s wish for privacy, spokesman Randy Davis said today after rumors circulated that the former Cincinnati Reds manager and baseball’s all-time hits leader was getting preferential treatment.
Davis said Rose is treated like any other inmate--doing basic chores eight hours a day and sharing a dormitory cubicle with another prisoner.
Rose reported to prison Aug. 8 to serve a five-month sentence for cheating on his income taxes.
The Marion Daily Republican today said confidential sources were reporting meals were delivered to Rose in his cubicle and that his bed was made for him, he was allowed a TV and had cut a deal with federal officials to get out of prison early.
“He’s housed just like any other inmate in camp, dorm-style housing, two men to a 12-by-12 cubicle,” Davis said. “There’s no TV in cells or rooms or anything else.”
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