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Vick May Serve Shorter Term After Transfer

Posted Jan 8, 08 10:46 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Michael Vick was transferred yesterday from a Virginia jail to the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., a move that could spring him 12 months early. The disgraced QB, serving a 23-month sentence for his involvement in dogfighting, hopes to enroll in a drug rehab program that could cut his sentence in half, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

It wasn't immediately clear if Vick has already applied for the program, but his lawyer said he intends to. If Vick does complete the program he could, in theory, return to pro football as early as 2009. He's now incarcerated in a minimum-security work camp next to the more secure prisons at the Leavenworth facility.
Sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick arrives with his attorney Billy Martin, right, at federal court in Richmond, Va. in this Aug. 27, 2007 file photo. Vick left Virginia Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 and...   (Associated Press)
The front gate of the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., is pictured Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. Michael Vick left Virginia on Monday Jan. 8, 2008 and was transferred to a Kansas prison to serve the rest...   (Associated Press)
Escorted by U.S. Marshals, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, right, leaves the federal courthouse in Richmond, Va., following his arraignment, in this July 26, 2007 file photo. Michael Vick left...   (Associated Press)
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