Martha Stewart's Time in Jail: Why She Went There and What She Said About Her Jail Time

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80-year-old Martha Stewart built an empire of household knowledge that spanned from a magazine to several popular TV shows. But after making her fortune under Martha Stewart Living and becoming a household name, she broke the law and was eventually charged with obstruction of justice and securities fraud. Although she was only there for a few months, the ordeal took her away from her true passion and upended her old image of domestic perfection.

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Here's everything you need to know about the housekeeping queen's time in prison, from the reasons she was charged to the facility she stayed at . More importantly, we take you inside her commentary on the entire debacle that put her behind bars in 2004.

Martha was arrested for insider trading in 2001.

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