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Jul 21, 2008 1:57 pm US/Central

Marion Jones Asks For Commuted Prison Sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Marion Jones is asking President Bush to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.

The Justice Department confirms the disgraced track star is among hundreds of convicted felons who have applied for presidential pardons or sentence commutations. A pardon removes a conviction from someone's record, while a commutation only reduces or eliminates the person's sentence.

Such applications are reviewed by the Justice Department, which then makes a recommendation to the president.

It's unclear when Jones made the request. She entered prison March 7th in Fort Worth, Texas.

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