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| Ravens' running back reports to Fla. prison |
| By Baltimore Sun |
| Published: 02/07/2005 |
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Jamal Lewis left behind the matching diamond earrings he wore to court last year. The prison doesn't allow earrings on men. He left behind his purple Ravens, No. 31 jerseys. The running back has a new color now - institutional khaki - and a new number. It's 55612-019. As prisoners usually do, Lewis relinquished a great deal when he reported to Federal Prison Camp at Pensacola, Fla., shortly before noon Friday, Feb. 4, to begin serving a four-month sentence. Lewis, 25, hopes this sad interlude in his NFL career will end a saga that began in 2000 when he met a woman a government informant - and made a series of mistakes that, despite what a judge described as a weak case against him, sent him to the minimum-security work camp. "His mindset is he just wants to get this done," said Jerome Froelich, the attorney who represented Lewis after his indictment and eventual guilty plea to using a cell phone to assist a drug deal. To get him through, said Froelich, Lewis intends to look ahead to next season and focus on rehabilitating the surgically repaired ankle injured during the season. A cast was removed last week and Lewis entered the prison with a special boot he is expected to wear for at least half of his term. Even football-focused, Lewis may find it hard to ignore the loss of his privacy, his celebrity and, to an unknown extent, his pride. Lewis, who makes $200,000 a week, was to be assigned an upper or lower bunk in a barracks-style dormitory with communal toilets and showers. He was to receive a set of khaki work pants and button-down shirts and a pair of steel-toed work boots to wear during the 7 1/2 hours a day he cuts grass, paints or performs other jobs. He was to submit for approval a list of people who can telephone or visit him, including the Ravens' trainer. |
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