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Disgraced former Rep. Jesse Jackson could be released from federal prison on Dec. 31, 2015 if he acts like Dr. Conrad Murray and behaves himself while behind those bars. In case you don’t remember, most of us stopped respecting the offspring to one of the biggest Civil Rights leaders of our time, when we found out about where he was spending campaign funds. Jackson used $750K everything from a gold-plated Rolex watch and mink capes to vacations and mounted elk heads.

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Huffington Post is reporting that the 48-year-old former rep. entered a North Carolina prison Tuesday to begin serving a 2 1/2-year term and the early release date of December 31, 2015 is based on the assumption the former Illinois congressman receives the maximum reduction of 54 days a year for good behavior. Here’s hoping Jackson acts a lot better in prison than he did when he was a congressman. *shrugs*

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