Ex-Governor Goes From Prison to House Arrest
Former Gov. John G. Rowland walked out of federal prison, after serving 10 months for corruption, promising to “try to be a better person.”
Rowland, 48, was released from a prison in Pennsylvania before dawn. He will be fitted with an electronic ankle bracelet and spend four months under house arrest. He must also perform 300 hours of community service.
The three-term Republican resigned in 2004 amid an impeachment inquiry and pleaded guilty to conspiracy, admitting he accepted more than $100,000 in vacations and chartered trips to Las Vegas from a state contractor and a jet company that received a tax break.
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