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There was a time when Marion Jones publicly coming out would’ve been the biggest story in sports, if not the entire country. The first woman to win five medals in track and field during a single Olympic Games, Jones was a true American icon at the turn of the century.

But then she found herself at rock bottom, mired in the midst of a doping investigation and check-counterfeiting scheme. She served six months in prison for lying to investigators, and returned her Olympic medals.

For 49 days out of those six months, Jones was placed in solitary confinement. She’s compared

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