Inside the prison where former French president Sarkozy is serving time

While Nicolas Sarkozy is far from the first French leader to run afoul of the law, he now has the ignominy of becoming the first former French president to serve time behind bars. Sarkozy was convicted of receiving illegal campaign contributions from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during his 2007 presidential bid, which he won. Now he is lodged in La Santé prison, where he will serve his five-year sentence

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