Celebrities Who Are Currently in Prison or Have Been To Prison

Starred in over 300 Subway TV commercials from 2000-2015 after losing nearly 250 pounds, which he largely attributed to eating Subway sandwiches twice a day

In November 2015 he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and paying for sex with underage girls. He was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison, and must serve at least 13 years before being eligible for parole

He was initially incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood, in Colorado. After being assaulted by another inmate, he was transferred to the Federal Correction Institute La Tuna in El Paso County, Texas. His earliest possible release date is March 2029

Was a club promoter and leader of the Club Kids, a group of influencers who frequented New York City underground nightclubs

On March 17, 1996, he and his roommate killed fellow Club Kid, Angel Melendez, following an argument. They dismembered his body and threw it in the Hudson River

In 1997 he and his roommate pleaded guilty to manslaughter, and were sentenced to 10-20 years in prison. He was paroled from Elmira Correctional Facility in Elmira, New York in May 2014, after serving 17 years

The 2003 film "Party Monster" starring Macauley Culkin is a fictionalized account of the case

DIED DECEMBER 24, 2020, AGE 54, of a drug overdose of fentanyl, heroin, and meth

Is an actor and comedian best known for the TV shows "Home Improvement" and "Last Man Standing"

In 1979 he pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking and was sentenced to 3-7 years in federal prison. He avoided a life sentence by turning state's evidence and testifying against other drug dealers

He served 28 months in the Federal Correction Institution in Sandstone, Minnesota. He was released in June 1981

Is an Australian publisher and activist who founded the Wikileaks website in 2006

He published several secret and confidential U.S. documents regarding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the 2016 Democratic election

In November 2010 Sweden issued an international arrest warrant for Assange for sexual assault. He surrendered to the police in London, and was granted bail pending an extradition hearing to Sweden

Ecuador granted him asylum, and he lived in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London from 2012-2019. The Swedish case was later dismissed for lack of evidence

In 2019 the Ecuadorian government withdrew their asylum and Assange was arrested for breaching the Bail Act and sentenced to 50 weeks in prison

His prison term ended in September 2019. However, to date he remains incarcerated in H.M. Prison Belmarsh in London despite several pleas for his release from several prominent people and organizations. In June 2022, Home Secretary Priti Patel approved his extradition to the U.S. to face charges, a decision Assange has appealed

His lawyers continue to seek his release

Is an American televangelist and talk show host who founded Praise the Lord (PTL) ministries, which took in nearly $160 million dollars per year during its heyday

He resigned from PTL after revelations that he paid "hush money" to a 21-year-old woman after having sex with her in a hotel room

In 1988 he was indicted for conspiracy and 23 counts of mail and wire fraud. He was initially sentenced to 45 years in prison, and incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota

He appealed, and his sentence was subsequently reduced to 8 years. He was transferred to a minimum-security federal prison in Jesup, Georgia. He was released from prison in December 1994

Is a Bollywood actress and former companion of underworld mob figure Abu Salem

She was arrested in Lisbon, Portugal, in September 2002 for traveling with a fake passport. She was extradited to India in November 2005, and again convicted for passport forgery

She spent another 18 months in prison. She was released in July 2007 having spent nearly five years in prison in total

She resumed her career, and in 2014 she was nominated for a Best Actress Indian Telly Award

Was a singer-songwriter and guitarist who was one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll; was nicknamed "The Father of Rock and Roll"

In 1944 when he was 18 years old, he was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He served 3 years in the Intermediate Reformatory for Young Men in Missouri. He was released on his 21st birthday

In December 1959 he was arrested for violating the Mann Act by having sex multiple times with a 14 year-old prostitute he had driven from Mexico to St. Louis, Missouri. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison

He successfully appealed the decision, and a new trial was held the following year. He was again convicted, and was sentenced to 3 years. He served 20 months, and was released in October 1963

In 1979 he was convicted of tax evasion and served 4 months in federal prison

DIED MARCH 18, 2017, AGE 90, of a heart attack

Is an American politician and former governor of Illinois

In December 2008 he was arrested for soliciting bribes and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. In January 2009 he was impeached and removed from office. He was also prohibited from ever holding public office again in the state of Illinois

In April 2009 he was indicted on 24 federal charges relating to allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. He was only convicted of one of the charges, with the jury hanging on the other 23

Federal prosecutors retried the case, and in June 2011 he was found guilty of 17 charges relating to extortion and the selling of the Senate seat. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison

In March 2012 he began serving his sentence at the Federal Correction Institution in Englewood, Colorado. President Donald Trump commuted his sentence, and he was released in February 2020

Is an actor best known for the movie "A Bronx Tale" and the TV series "The Sopranos"

In December 2005 he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder of an off-duty NYPD police officer who was killed while Brancato and an accomplice were burglarizing a house

The officer shot Brancato and his accomplice; the accomplice returned fire and killed the officer. Brancato remained in county jail for 3 years pending trial

In December 2008 a jury found him not guilty of the murder, but guilty of attempted first-degree burglary, and in January 2009 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison

He was released on New Year's Eve 2013 after serving 5 years at Hudson Correctional Facility in Hudson, New York. Including his pre-trial incarceration, he served a total of 8 years behind bars

Is an actress and platinum-selling rap artist

In August 2007 she was involved in an altercation in which she struck a woman in the face with a bottle at an Atlanta-area nightclub owned by music producer Jermaine Dupri

She pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault, and in August 2008 she was sentenced to 3 years in prison. In May 2010 she was released from Arrendale State Prison in Alto, Georgia after serving 21 months

Was an R&B singer-songwriter known as the "Godfather of Soul" and "Soul Brother No. 1" and was one of the first 10 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is ranked No. 7 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time

On September 24, 1988 Brown entered an insurance seminar next to his Augusta, Georgia, office and asked seminar participants if they were using his private restroom. He was purportedly high on PCP at the time and carrying a shotgun. Terrified participants called 911

Brown fled the scene, and a car chase ensued across Georgia and South Carolina, which ended when police shot out three of his tires. On December 15, 1988 a jury convicted him of assault, failure to stop for a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, carrying a pistol, and drug possession

He was sentenced to 6-1/2 years in prison. He served 15 months at the State Park Correctional Institute in South Carolina and 10 months in a work-release program

He was paroled on February 27, 1991. In 2003 the Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services granted him a pardon for these crimes, as well as for a 1998 drug offense

DIED DECEMBER 26, 2006, AGE 73, of congestive heart failure

Was an English actress best remembered for the phrase "Sock it to me!" on the TV show, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"

In 1986 she was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport and convicted of drug possession. She was sentenced to 3 months at HM Prison Cookham Wood in Kent, England; she was released after 2 months

DIED SEPTEMBER 3, 2015, AGE 76, of pneumonia

Is an American bounty hunter and reality show star

He first came to prominence after capturing fugitive Andrew Luster, heir to the Max Factor cosmetic fortune

In 1976 he was waiting in the getaway car when his friend shot and killed a drug dealer during a fight. Dog was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to five years in state prison

He was incarcerated at Texas State Prison at Huntsville. He was released after serving 18 months

Is a real estate tycoon and former star of the reality TV show "Chrisley Knows Best"

In June 2022 he and his wife Julie were found guilty of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans

In November 2022 he was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. He began serving his sentence in January 2023 in Pensacola, Florida

Is the wife of real estate tycoon Todd Chrisley, with whom she starred on the reality TV show "Chrisley Knows Best"

In June 2022 she and her husband were found guilty of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans

In November 2022 she was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison. She began serving her sentence in January 2023 in Lexington, Kentucky

Was an American actor, musician, and Big Band leader known as "The King of Western Swing"

A notorious womanizer, he brutally beat his wife throughout their marriage and threatened to kill her and their kids if she ever left him. In March 1961 his wife asked him for a divorce after 15 years of marriage. A month later in a jealous rage he burned her with cigarettes, then beat, tortured, and stomped her to death in front of their 14-year-old daughter

In August 1961 he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. In August 1969, at the behest of former fellow entertainer, California Governor Ronald Reagan, he was granted parole. He was ordered to be released in February 1970 after serving only 8-1/2 years. However, he died before his release date

DIED NOVEMBER 23, 1969, AGE 58, of a heart attack

Is an actor and comedian best known for the TV shows "I Spy" and "The Cosby Show," which was the Number 1 rated show in the U.S. for 4 years

Several women accused him of sexual crimes that occurred across a 43-year time span; the statute of limitations had expired for most of these alleged sexual assaults

In April 2018 he was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault against a Canadian woman for incidents that occurred in 2004, and sentenced to 3-10 years in state prison

He was incarcerated in the State Correctional Institution - Phoenix in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

On June 30, 2021 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction and ordered his immediate release from prison after finding that he was denied protection against self-incrimination

American actor, rapper, and songwriter

He had numerous brushes with the law, starting when he was a teenager. By his own estimation, he had been incarcerated at least 30 times over the years. Charges included theft, robbery, weapons possession, drug possession, animal cruelty, reckless and unlicensed driving, and numerous parole violations

In July 2017 he was charged with 14 counts of tax fraud for failing to file tax returns from 2010 - 2015. In March 2018 he was sentenced to one year in prison. He was incarcerated at Gilmer Federal Correction Institution in West Virginia. He was released in January 2019

DIED APRIL 9, 2021, AGE 50, of a heart attack caused by a cocaine overdose

Is an actor and former DJ, and the son of actor Michael Douglas and grandson of iconic actor Kirk Douglas

In July 2009 he was arrested by the DEA with a half-pound of meth, and charged with intent to distribute. In January 2010 he pleaded guilty to heroin possession and conspiracy to distribute drugs. In April 2010 he was sentenced to 5 years in prison at the Federal Correction Institution in Loretto, Pennsylvania

In October 2011 he pleaded guilty to drug possession in prison, and was sentenced to an additional 4.5 years. He was released from prison in August 2016, having spent 7 years behind bars

He wrote a book about his ordeal titled "Long Way Home" that was released in 2019

Is one of the highest-paid actors in the world; his films have grossed over $14 billion worldwide. Is best known for starring in the "Iron Man" movies

Was arrested several times for drug offenses in the 1990's. In 1996 he was arrested for possession of cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy and for carrying a firearm

In 1997 he spent 6 months in the LA County jail for failing to report for a mandatory drug test. He repeatedly failed to show up for drug tests, and in 1999 he was sentenced to 3 years in state prison for violating his probation

He was incarcerated at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, California. He was released in 2001 after serving less than a year. In 2015 California governor Jerry Brown granted him a full pardon for his conviction

Is the eldest child of the Duggar family, subjects of the reality TV show "19 Kids and Counting"

In 2015 news broke that he had molested 5 underage girls in 2002-2003 when he was 14-15 years old, four of whom were his sisters. This revelation led to the cancelation of his family's reality show

On April 29, 2021 he was arrested on two federal charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. At the time, he and his wife were expecting their seventh child

He was released on bail on May 5, 2021. His trial began on November 30, 2021. On December 9, 2021 he was convicted of both charges

In May 2022 he was sentenced to 12 years, 7 months in federal prison. He is incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Seagoville, Texas

Is a former Louisiana congressman, neo-Nazi, and former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (the youngest grand wizard ever at age 26)

In December 2002 he pleaded guilty to tax fraud for under-reporting his income on his 1998 tax return. He also pleaded guilty to mail fraud

According to a New York Times article, he told supporters that he was in dire financial straits, and then used the hundreds of thousands of dollars they sent him over a six-year period for personal investments and gambling trips to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas

In March 2003 he was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. He served his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring in Texas. He was released in May 2004

Is an actor and producer best known for the TV show "Roc" and the movies "The Piano Lesson" and "Get on the Bus"

In 1967 he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 5 years in the Maryland House of Correction. He was paroled after 20 months. While on parole he was arrested on robbery and gun charges, and sent back to prison to finish out his sentence

While in prison he punched a guard and was sentenced to an additional 8 years. He later said, "I got three years for killing a Black man and eight for punching a White man."

He was paroled in 1976, and in 1983 earned a master's degree from Yale University

Is a former zoo owner, chief of police, and tiger breeder

Is the subject of the popular Netflix documentary series "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness" and the British documentary film "Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic"

In 2019 he was convicted of 2 counts of attempted murder for hire for trying to kill Carole Baskin, a big-cat activist. He was also convicted of 17 charges relating to the killing and breeding of tigers. He was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison

In January 2022 his petition for compassionate release due to cancer was denied; however, the judge reduced his sentence by one year, and resentenced him to 21 years in prison

He is incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas

Is a rapper best known as a member of the Grammy Award-winning rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

He has been convicted 7 times since the mid-1990's of various crimes including assault, making terrorist threats, spousal abuse, and possessing an explosive device

In 1999 he was involved in an altercation in which he pointed an AK-47 machine gun at a former friend

In September 2000 he pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and probation violation, and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He served nearly 8 years at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California. He was released in July 2008

Is a rapper, songwriter, and former producer for the rap group, The Fugees

Was sentenced to the mandatory minimum 14 years in 2001 after being found guilty of possession of 31 pounds of liquid cocaine with intent to distribute. He was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pennsylvania

Ben Taylor, the son of singers Carly Simon and James Taylor lobbied furiously on his behalf, stating that he did not receive a fair trial and that his sentence was unfair. He was pardoned by President George W. Bush in 2008 after serving 7 years

Was an actor best known for starring in the 1970 film "Zabriskie Point." Thousands of men auditioned for the role, but he was selected after being spotted at a bus stop. He had no acting experience, and didn't audition for the role

In 1973 he and two other men attempted to rob a bank in Boston, Massachusetts. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 6-15 years in prison. He was incarcerated at Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Norfolk

DIED SEPTEMBER 27, 1975, AGE 27, in prison of suffocation when a 150-pound barbell was found pressed against his neck. Foul play was suspected, but his death was ruled an accident

Actor best known for the TV series "Prison Break"

In December 2006 he was driving a car that was involved in an accident in which one teenage passenger was killed and two others were injured. Garrison had a blood-alcohol content of 0.20 percent, more than twice the legal limit for driving. He was also under the influence of cocaine

In October 2007 he pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter, drunk driving, and providing alcohol to a minor. He was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in state prison

He served his sentence at the California Correctional Facility in Tehachapi. He was released in April 2009 after serving 17 months

Is a TV personality best known for appearing on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey"

In 2014 he was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud. After his release in 2019 he was deported to his native Italy even though he had lived in the U.S. since he was an infant, and his children, siblings and mother all live in the U.S. However, he never obtained U.S. citizenship

Is a TV personality and competitive bodybuilder best known for starring in "The Real Housewives of New Jersey;" ex-wife of Joe Giudice

In 2014 she and her then-husband Joe pleaded guilty to 41 counts of bank, mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud. She was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison

She was incarcerated at the Federal Correction Institution in Danbury, Connecticut. She served 11 months, and was released in December 2015

Is an English glam rock singer who sold over 20 million records in the 1970's and 1980's

In 1999 he was sentenced to 4 months in an English prison for downloading more than 4000 images of child pornography

In March 2006 he was convicted in Vietnam of committing obscene acts with two young girls ages 10 and 11, and sentenced to 3 years in prison. He served his sentence in Thủ Đức Prison, and was released in August 2008

In February 2015 he was convicted in England of attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault, and one count of having sex with a girl under the age of 13 for sexually abusing three young girls between 1975-1980. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison

He is incarcerated at HMP The Verne on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, which is a jail solely for sex offenders

Is a Canadian former child actor best known for the movies "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," and an appearance on the TV show "Riverdale"

On March 31, 2020 he killed his mother by shooting her in the back of the head while she was playing the piano. In July 2022 he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the crime

In September 2022 he was sentenced to life in prison

Was an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, and television personality

In August 2013, he was arrested and charged with nine counts of indecent assault dating to the 1980s, involving two girls between 14 and 16 years old, as well as four counts of production of indecent child images in 2012

In July 2014 at age 84, he was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison on twelve counts of indecent assault on four female victims during the 1970s and 1980s

He was incarcerated at HM Prison Stafford, which is specifically for men convicted of sex offenses. He was released in 2017, after serving nearly 3 years

DIED MAY 10, 2023, AGE 93, of neck cancer

Reality show star who was the first winner of the TV show "Survivor"

In 2006 he was convicted of tax evasion for failing to pay taxes on his $1 million "Survivor" winnings. He began serving his sentence in a West Virginia federal prison in July 2006 and was released in October 2009

He was sent back to prison in March 2011 for probation violation because he failed to pay his tax bill from his original conviction. He was incarcerated at a state prison in Rhode Island, and was released in December 2011

Gun shop owner and Marine who was the star of the reality show "Sons of Guns"

In April 2017 he was convicted of 3 counts of rape of 2 underage girls. He was given two mandatory life sentences to run concurrently, plus 40 years to run consecutively. In July 2017 he was sentenced to a third life sentence for rape plus 10 years for aggravated incest of his daughter

The judge ordered that his sentences be served with no possibility of parole. Unless his convictions are overturned, which is unlikely, he will spend the rest of his life in prison

He is incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola, the largest prison in the U.S.

Was an American professional football player with the New England Patriots

In 2015 he was convicted of first-degree murder of a former friend and sentenced to life without parole. He was incarcerated at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts

In 2017 he was acquitted of the double homicide of two men who were killed in a drive-by shooting outside a Boston nightclub

Five days after his acquittal he committed suicide. An autopsy revealed he had CTE, a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated blows to the head. It is speculated that CTE contributed to his violent behavior

DIED APRIL 19, 2017, AGE 27, by hanging himself in his jail cell

Is a former child actor, singer, and songwriter best known for the movie "How to Eat Fried Worms" and the Disney series' "Zeke and Luther" and "Pair of Kings"

In January 2018 he and his girlfriend were arrested for committing a string of armed robberies in Burbank, California. His arraignment was delayed for months due to him being declared incompetent to stand trial, and he remained incarcerated

In July 2019 he pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree robbery; the other robbery charges were dismissed. In July 2021 he was sentenced to 5 years in state prison. The judge gave him credit for time served, and he was paroled in March 2022

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and former member of the group The Fugees. Her solo album sold over 10 million copies and has been certified Diamond

In June 2012 she was charged with 3 counts of tax fraud for failing to file taxes on $1.8 million of income earned between 2005-2007. She pleaded guilty to the charges

In May 2013 she was sentenced to 3 months in prison, and began serving her sentence in July. She was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut. She was released in October 2013

Founder and CEO of the biotech company, Theranos; was once named the youngest self-made billionaire in the U.S.

It was all a smokescreen, however, because the company had falsified its test results on its supposedly ground-breaking technology and misled its investors

In 2018 she was indicted on nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud

In January 2022 she was convicted of defrauding investors; in November 2022 she was sentenced to 11 years, 3 months in federal prison

In May 2023 she began serving her sentence at Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas

Is an Oscar-nominated actress best known for the TV series "Desperate Housewives" and "Sports Night," and the film "Transamerica"

In 2019 she was convicted of fraud for paying $15,000 to have her daughter's SAT scores falsely inflated to increase her chances of being accepted into a prestigious college

She was sentenced to 14 days in prison at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, and served 11 days

Is a rapper, actor, record producer, and three-time Grammy Award winner

In 1998 he was convicted in Georgia of distribution of cocaine, and manufacturing and distribution of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to 3 years in prison, but was released after one year

In March 2009 he was sentenced to a year and a day for unregistered machine guns and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He was incarcerated at the Federal Corrections Center in Forrest City, Arkansas. He was released from custody in March 2010

In September 2010 he tested positive for opiates, which was a violation of his probation. He was sent back to prison for 11 months despite several pleas for leniency from several prominent members of the community. He was released in September 2011

Actor best known for his role as a police officer on the TV drama "The Shield"

In 2014 he shot his wife to death in front of their two young children, ages 5 and 8. She had recently asked him for a divorce after years of domestic violence. He shot her in the back and both legs, shouting, "You like to run so much. Why don’t you try running to heaven?”

In 2016 he was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 40 years-to-life. He is incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison in Corcoran, California

Was the winner of the ninth season of the reality show "Big Brother"

He used much of his $500,000 winnings to fund his drug operation. The DEA maintained that he was responsible for the distribution of 14,000 oxycodone pills

In October 2010 he pleaded guilty to drug possession with intent to distribute and failure to file a tax return for the year he won "Big Brother." It was his second drug conviction

In January 2011 he was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison, a relatively light sentence because he provided information to the DEA that led to the arrest of several other drug dealers, including fellow "Big Brother" contestant Matt McDonald

He was released from prison in 2015

Is a former Olympic sprinter and former pro basketball player

In October 2007 she pled guilty to making false statements during an investigation regarding her steroid use. She also pled guilty to making false statements during an investigation of a check fraud scheme

In January 2008 she was sentenced to 6 months in prison. In March 2008 she began serving her sentence at the Federal Medical Center, Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas. She was released in September 2008

Actor best known for the TV series "Mike Hammer" and "Hemingway"

In April 1984 he was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport for cocaine possession. In December 1984 the judge denied his request for leniency, and sentenced him to 9 months in prison

He was incarcerated at Reading Prison in Reading, Berkshire, England. He was released in June 1985

Is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and record producer who has sold over 75 million records worldwide

In January 2019 Lifetime network aired a six-part documentary series entitled "Surviving R Kelly," in which several women accused him of sexual abuse. The public was outraged, and in February 2019 he was indicted on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in Chicago, Illinois

He was released on bail 2 days later. Prosecutors later filed an additional 11 charges against him for sexual assault of a minor

In July 2019 he was re-arrested, and federal prosecutors in New York and Chicago indicted him on 18 felonies including child sexual exploitation, coercion of a minor, kidnapping, forced labor, racketeering, and obstruction of justice. He was ordered held without bail in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago while awaiting trial

In September 2021 a federal jury in New York found him guilty of 9 felonies including racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child, kidnapping, bribery, sex trafficking, and a violation of the Mann Act. In June 2022 he was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison

In September 2022 Kelly was convicted of 6 federal child pornography charges in Chicago. In February 2023 he was sentenced to 20 years, 19 concurrent to the 30-year sentence from New York and 1 year consecutively, bringing his total sentence to 31 years

Is a rapper-songwriter whose debut album sold more than 6 million copies worldwide

In July 2005, Lil' Kim was convicted of 3 counts of conspiracy and one count of perjury for lying to a federal grand jury about a 2001 shootout outside a Manhattan radio station

She was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison, and served her sentence at the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was released in July 2006

Is a former boxing promoter for such luminaries as Muhammed Ali, Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, Evander Holyfield, and many others

In 1954 he shot a man in the back for attempting to rob his illegal gambling house. He claimed it was self-defense. The shooting was deemed justifiable homicide, and he served no jail time

In 1967 he was convicted of first-degree manslaughter for kicking, stomping, and pistol whipping an employee to death. He was sentenced to 1-to-20 years in prison. He only served 4 years before being released on parole

In 1983 Ohio governor Jim Rhodes pardoned him for the crime after receiving letters of support from several prominent people including Coretta Scott King, the mayor of Cleveland, and the presidents of the Cleveland Browns and the Cleveland Indians

He is a music executive and co-founder and CEO of Death Row Records, which produced albums for co-founder Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, MC Hammer, and several others

In February 1997 he was sentenced to 9 years in prison for attacking a rival gang member. He served his time at Federal Correction Institution Sheridan in Oregon, and was released in August 2001 after serving less than 5 years

In 2003 he was returned to prison for violating parole following an altercation with a parking lot attendant

In January 2015 he ran over two men in a parking lot, killing one of them. He was charged with murder, attempted murder, and hit-and-run. In 2018 he pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter, and was sentenced to 28 years in prison

The manslaughter conviction would normally carry an 11-year sentence, but it was doubled under California's Three Strikes Law because of his previous convictions. He received an additional 5 years because the crime was a serious and violent felony, and an additional year for use of a deadly weapon

Knight is incarcerated at the RJ Donovan Center in San Diego, California. He is not eligible for parole until July 2037, when he will be 72 years old

Is a Grammy-nominated singer, rapper and songwriter

In December 2022 he was convicted of three firearms felonies for shooting Grammy Award-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020 following an argument at a party

In August 2023 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison

Is a former NFL quarterback who was the Number 2 overall pick, after Peyton Manning, in the 1998 NFL draft. His career was short-lived, and he only served 4 seasons with the League, one of which he sat out due to injuries

He was arrested in Montana in March 2012 after burglarizing two friends' homes in search of drugs. In May 2012 he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 5 years in state prison

He served his sentence at Crossroads Correctional Facility in Shelby, Montana. He was released in December 2014 after serving 32 months

Actress best known for the movies "Cry-Baby" and "School Ties" and the TV series "Melrose Place"

In June 2010 she was speeding on a residential street when she struck another vehicle, killing the passenger. Her blood alcohol level was 0.23 percent, nearly 3 times the legal limit for driving

In November 2012 she was convicted of vehicular homicide and assault by auto. In February 2013 she was sentenced to 3 years in state prison, even though the mandatory minimum was 5 years

Locane served her sentence at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Union Township, New Jersey, and was released on parole in June 2015

NJ prosecutors appealed her lenient sentence, and in September 2020 she was re-sentenced to an additional 8 years in state prison. She must serve at least 4 years before she is eligible for parole

Is an actress best known for the TV series "Full House"

She and her husband were among 50 individuals charged by the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office for fraud- and bribery-related offenses in March 2019 in a nationwide college entrance exam cheating scandal

They were indicted for allegedly paying $500,000 to the University of Southern California, disguised as a donation in order to secure admission for their daughter

In May 2020 she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, and was sentenced to 2 months in federal prison. Her husband was sentenced to 5 months

She served her sentence at the Federal Correction Institution in Dublin, California. She was released in December 2020

Is one of only six female rappers to ever top the Billboard Hot 100 chart

In 2008 she was convicted of intentional assault for shooting a woman in the abdomen. She was sentenced to 8 years in prison. She was incarcerated at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in Bedford Hills, New York

She was released in July 2014 after serving 6 years. After her release she resumed her singing career and in 2017 she received 2 Grammy Award nominations

Is an actress best known for the TV shows "Smallville" and "Wilfred"

She was a member of NXIVM, a multi-level marketing company that purportedly offered professional development seminars, but was really a front for a sex trafficking gang in which women were branded by the gang leader

In 2018 Mack and 5 other people, including Clare Bronfman, heiress to the billionaire Seagram's corporation, were indicted on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. In April 2019 Mack pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 3 years in prison in June 2021

She served her sentence at the Federal Correction Institution at Dublin, California in the San Francisco Bay area. She was released in July 2023

American financier and one-time chairman of NASDAQ

He was a money manager who ran the largest Ponzi scheme in world history. Individuals, organizations, and charities invested $20 billion in his firm, which on paper was valued at $65 billion. However, those profits were bogus, and Madoff never invested any of the money. Instead, he spent billions on his lavish lifestyle

The court-appointed trustee in the Madoff case recovered more than $14.4 billion of the $20 billion in stolen assets. Of that, $13.6 billion was returned to investors. The remaining $800,000 went to the lawyers handling the distribution

Madoff was arrested on December 11, 2008. On March 12, 2009 he pleaded guilty to 11 felonies including securities, wire, and mail fraud; money laundering; making false statements; perjury; theft from an employee benefit plan; and making false filings with the SEC

On June 29, 2009, a judge sentenced him to 150 years. He was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, Butner in North Carolina

DIED APRIL 14, 2021, AGE 82, of chronic kidney failure

Indian actor best known for the movie "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and the plays "Suburbia," and "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

In August 2008 he flew into a jealous rage and stabbed his girlfriend 23 times. She was critically injured, but survived

In September 2010 he was convicted of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, and sentenced to 12 years-to-life. He was paroled from Chuckawalla State Prison in Blythe, California in September 2018 after serving only 8 years

Is an actor best known for co-starring in the TV sitcom "That 70's Show"

In June 2020 he was charged with 3 counts of rape that allegedly occurred in 2001-2003. His trial began in October 2022, but ended in a mistrial because the jury was deadlocked

In April 2023 a new trial was held. In May 2023 he was convicted on 2 of the 3 rape counts, with the jury deadlocked on the 3rd

In September 2023 he was sentenced to 30 years-to-life. He will be eligible for parole after serving 25-1/2 years

Was a contestant on the reality show "Big Brother"

In April 2010 he was arrested for conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone, after fellow "Big Brother" contestant Adam Jasinski provided his name and others to the DEA in exchange for a lighter sentence

In May 2011 he pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 3 years in federal prison in Massachusetts. He was released in 2014

Is an American actor best known as one of the Power Rangers in "Power Rangers Wild Force" and "Power Rangers Samurai"

In January 2015 he stabbed his roommate to death with a sword following an argument. He was initially charged with first-degree murder, but pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2017. He was sentenced to 6 years in prison

He was released from prison in November 2020 after serving only 3 years

Is a rapper, songwriter, and record producer

He was arrested in 2007 for drug trafficking and gun possession. In 2008 he was convicted and sentenced to 11-23 months in county jail in Philadelphia. He was released less than 6 months later and placed on 5 years probation

He violated his probation five times over the next few years, and was sentenced to 5 months at a halfway house

In November 2017 he was sentenced to 2-4 years in state prison for again violating probation. He was incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution in Chester, Pennsylvania

In April 2018 he was released pending appeal, and in July 2018 a Pennsylvania appeals court overturned his conviction due to new evidence that undermined the credibility of the officer who testified against him in his original trial

The Philadelphia District Attorney decided not to retry his case

Is a dance instructor and choreographer who starred on the reality TV show "Dance Moms"

In October 2015 she was indicted for bankruptcy fraud for hiding her assets, and customs fraud for not declaring $120,000 in cash upon entering the U.S. In June 2016 she pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud In May 2017 she was sentenced to a year and a day, and was incarcerated at Victorville Federal Correctional Institution in Victorville, California. She was released in May 2018 after serving 10 months

Was a former world heavyweight boxing champion best known for starring in the Sylvester Stallone movie "Rocky V"

He tested positive for HIV in 1996, which resulted in him being banned from boxing. He was arrested several times over the next 3 years for drug offenses, assault, weapons charges, and DUI

In January 2000 he was sentenced to 2 years in state prison in Arkansas, and served 14 months

DIED SEPTEMBER 2, 2013, AGE 44, of AIDS complications

Was featured on the reality show "90-Day Fiance"

In February 2018 he was arrested with nearly 300 pounds of marijuana, and charged with possession of drugs with intent to sell. In September 2018 he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and was sentenced to 30 months in state prison

He was incarcerated at Arizona State Prison. He was released in May 2020

Was an actor best known for the movie "Detour" and for his tumultuous affair with actress Barbara Payton, for which they were both blacklisted in Hollywood

In April 1965 his estranged wife, Gail Bennett, was found deceased with a gunshot wound to the back of her head. Neal claimed Bennett pulled a gun on him and it discharged accidentally when he tried to take it away from her

He was charged with first-degree murder, and prosecutors sought the death penalty. In November 1965 a jury convicted him of involuntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to one-to-fifteen years in prison, of which he only served six. He was released in December 1971

DIED AUGUST 7, 1972, AGE 58, of a heart attack, eight months after being released from prison

Appeared on the reality show "Real Housewives of Atlanta" with his wife Phaedra Parks

He was arrested in January 2014 for mail, wire, and bank fraud in which prosecutors say he stole at least $2 million dollars from over four dozen people during a four-year time span

In July 2014 he was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison. He was incarcerated at Federal Correction Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was released in June 2019

Is a South African former professional sprinter who is a Paralympic champion and the first double-leg amputee to compete in the Olympics

On Valentine's Day 2013 he shot and killed his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. He claimed he mistook her for an intruder. He was arrested and charged with murder

In September 2014 he was found guilty of culpable homicide, and sentenced to a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison. He was released on parole after only one year and ordered to serve the remaining 4 years on house arrest

Prosecutors appealed his sentence, calling it "shockingly light, inappropriate and would not have been imposed by any reasonable court"

In November 2015 the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned his culpable homicide conviction, and found him guilty of murder. The case was sent back to the original judge who had sentenced him to 5 years. She then sentenced him to only 6 years

Prosecutors again appealed the light sentence, and in November 2017 the Supreme Court of Appeal re-sentenced him to 15 years, minus time served

He was incarcerated at Attridgeville Correctional Centre in Pretoria, South Africa. He was released from prison in January 2024, after serving 9 years for the crime

Is an American actress best known for appearing on the TV show "The Walking Dead"

In June 2013 she was arrested for allegedly sending letters laced with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Michael Glaze, who worked for the coalition Mayors Against Illegal Guns. She had done so in an attempt to frame her husband, who was divorcing her

In December 2013 she pleaded guilty to the charges, and in June 2014 she was convicted of manufacture and possession of a biological weapon and sentenced to 18 years in prison

She is serving her sentence at the Federal Medical Center-Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, which is a prison for female inmates with medical and mental health problems

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and actor who has sold over 30 million records worldwide

In 2007 he was arrested on gun and drug possession charges. In December 2010 he pleaded guilty to unauthorized gun possession and was sentenced to two years in state prison

He was also sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for tax evasion for failing to pay taxes on more than $3 million in earnings. The two sentences ran concurrently

He was incarcerated at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York on the state convictions, and released directly into federal custody. He completed his term at Federal Correctional Institution in Ray Brook, New York, and was released in May 2013

Was an actor, rapper, and songwriter who has sold over 75 million records worldwide

In November 1993 he was indicted for sexual assault of a 19 year-old woman. In December 1994 he was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse. In February 1995 he was sentenced to 18 months-to-4.5 years for the crime

He was incarcerated at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York. He was released in October 1995 after record producer Suge Knight posted his $1.4 million bond pending appeal

On September 7, 1996, he and Suge Knight were shot in a drive-by in Las Vegas, Nevada. Knight's injuries were minor, but Tupac was critically injured. He died six days later. No one was ever charged for his murder, and it remains unsolved

DIED SEPTEMBER 13, 1996, AGE 25, of gunshot wounds

Was a member of the reality show "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City"

In March 2021 she and her assistant were arrested and each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in a telemarketing scheme that targeted the elderly. She pled not guilty to both counts

In January 2023 she pled guilty to the wire fraud in exchange for the conspiracy charge being dropped. She was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison, and agreed to forfeit $6.5 million and pay restitution up to $9.5 million

In February 2023 she began serving her sentence at Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas

Is a Heisman trophy winner and former professional football player with the NFL; became a successful actor when his football career ended

In June 1994 he was arrested for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole and her associate Ron Goldman. In what was called "The Trial of the Century," he was acquitted of both murders in October 1995. The reaction to the verdicts was deeply divided along racial lines

In September 2007 Simpson and 3 other men entered the hotel room of another man and retrieved sports memorabilia that Simpson said had been stolen from him. He was arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, assault, robbery, and using a deadly weapon. His 3 co-defendants testified against him in exchange for reduced charges

In October 2008 he was found guilty of all charges and sentenced to 9-33 years in prison. He was incarcerated at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada. He was released in October 2017 after serving 9 years

Is a rapper and singer-songwriter whose debut album reached Number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum

In 2018, he was arrested for racketeering,as well as weapons and drug charges. In February 2019 he pleaded guilty to nine charges including armed robbery and conspiracy to commit murder for ordering the shooting of rapper Chief Keef

He faced a possible mandatory 47 years in prison. However, he testified against several fellow members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods and was only given a two-year prison sentence

In April 2020 he was released from federal prison after 14 months, and served the rest of his sentence on house arrest

American actor best known for the movies "Saving Private Ryan," "Born on the Fourth of July," and "Pearl Harbor"

He battled drug addiction for many years, starting when he was 15. In January 2006 he pleaded no contest to methamphetamine possession and was given 36 months probation. In May 2007 he was arrested outside a hotel in Bakersfield, California, again for possession of methamphetamine

In June 2007 he was sentenced to 16 months in state prison for violating probation and was incarcerated at Kern County State Prison in Delano, California. He was released in December 2007

DIED MARCH 3, 2023, AGE 61, of a brain aneurysm

Was a contestant for two seasons on the reality show "Survivor"

In February 2016 he was arrested for his alleged involvement in a Ponzi scheme, and charged with five counts of larceny by conversion and one count of racketeering

He was also charged with 6 counts of possession of child pornography when the images were found on his laptop during a search of his house on the Ponzi scheme warrant

In November 2016 he was found guilty of 4 of the pornography charges; he later pleaded no contest to larceny by conversion

He was sentenced to 1-4 years in prison. He was released in December 2017 after serving 13 months

Is an actor and film producer best known for the "Blade" film trilogy and the movies "New Jack City," "White Men Can't Jump," and "The Expendables"

In 2008 he was convicted of willful failure to file income tax returns for 1999-2004. In December 2009 he began serving his sentence at McKean Federal Correction Institution in Lewis Run, Pennsylvania. He was released in April 2013

Is a reality show star best known for the TV show "Jersey Shore"

In September 2014 he was indicted on tax fraud for failing to pay taxes on income of nearly $9 million. In January 2018 he pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion. In October 2018 he was sentenced to 8 months in prison

In January 2019 he began serving his sentence at Otisville Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, New York. He was released in September 2019

Was a millionaire music producer who produced albums for The Beatles, Ike & Tina Turner, The Righteous Brothers, and many others

In February 2003 he was arrested for shooting actress Lana Clarkson to death in his home. He remained free on $1 million bail for 4 years while awaiting trial

His first trial began in March 2007 and ended in a hung jury. His second trial began in August 2008. In April 2009 he was convicted of 2nd degree murder and sentenced to 19 years-to-life. He died nearly 12 years later at the California Healthcare Facility, a prison hospital in Stockton, California

DIED JANUARY 16, 2021, AGE 81, of COVID-19 complications

Is an American entrepreneur, lifestyle guru, and television host

In June 2003 she was indicted on 9 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud, and obstruction of justice. In July 2004 she was sentenced to 5 months in prison

She served her sentence at the Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, West Virginia. She began her sentence in October 2004 and was released in March 2005

Is an actor best known for portraying Crazy Horse in the TV miniseries "The American West" and for the movie "Indian Horse"

In 2010 he was convicted of two counts of assault for viciously beating his girlfriend, and sentenced to 23 months in prison. He served 18 months in custody, first at Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Saskatchewan, Canada, then at Willow Cree Healing Lodge, also in Saskatchewan

He was released in 2013

Is a former professional wrestler, ring announcer, and adult entertainer who was once the most downloaded celebrity on the internet

She has a long history of arrests for numerous offenses including at least 6 for Driving Under the Influence (DUI); burglary; making terroristic threats for threatening to kill her boyfriend; fleeing the scene of an accident; and many others

In March 2022 she slammed into the back of a car that was stopped at a red light in Ormond Beach, Florida. The driver died of his injuries. In May 2022 she was arrested and charged with felony DUI manslaughter, driving on a revoked or suspended license, and 7 other DUI offenses

In August 2023 she pleaded no contest to DUI felony manslaughter. In December 2023 she was sentenced to 17 years in prison

Actor best known for the movies "Desperado," "Heat," and "Con Air" and the TV shows "Breaking Bad" and "Sons of Anarchy"

The exact details of his criminal history are hard to come by. It is known that he spent 11 years in and out of various prisons, including San Quentin, for armed robbery, assault, and various drug offenses

He turned his life around, joined Narcotics Anonymous, and became a prison boxing champion. Upon his release from prison he became a drug counselor and personal trainer. This led to his successful career as an actor

Is a Mexican singer-songwriter and film actress

In 1999 Trevi, her manager and partner Sergio Andrade, and a backup singer were charged with kidnapping, sexual abuse, and corrupting minors. Several teenage girls claimed they had been beaten, abused, starved, and forced into sexual slavery by the trio

The trio fled to South America, eventually ending up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they were arrested in January 2000. Trevi languished in jail for more than 3 years while she fought extradition to Mexico. She was extradited in 2003, and transferred to Aquilas Serdan prison in Chihuahua, Mexico, to await trial

Andrade was found guilty of kidnapping and rape. In September 2004 Trevi was acquitted of all charges. She had spent a total of four years and eight months in prison. She later married her defense lawyer

Is a former professional boxer who holds the record for the youngest man to win a heavyweight boxing title, which he did at age 20

In July 1991 he was arrested in Indianapolis, Indiana and charged with raping an 18-year-old contestant in the Miss Black America beauty pageant whom he had met earlier that day

In March 1992 he was convicted of rape and criminal deviant conduct, and sentenced to 10 years in prison on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently. The judge then suspended 4 years of his sentence

Even though he was 25 years old, he was incarcerated at the Indiana Youth Center in Plainfield, Indiana. He was released in March 1995 after serving 3 years. He successfully resumed his boxing career, retiring in 2006 at age 40

Was the co-founder and lead singer of the Welsh rock band Lostprophets

In December 2012 he was arrested for conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a one-year-old girl and 11-month-old boy, possession and/or distribution of indecent images of children, and "extreme animal pornography." He remained incarcerated until his trial date nearly a year later in November 2013

He initially vehemently claimed his innocence. However, the evidence against him was so overwhelming that the day of his trial he pleaded guilty to 13 child sex offenses including six counts of taking, making, or possessing indecent images of children

He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. The mothers of the baby girl and boy were sentenced to 14 and 17 years in prison respectively

In August 2019 he was given an additional 10 months for having a cell phone in his possession. The sentence is to be served consecutive to his current one

He is not eligible for parole until 2035, after serving a minimum of 22 years. He is incarcerated at HM Prison Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England

Is a former British actor who appeared as Vincent Crabbe in six of the eight "Harry Potter" films

In October 2011 he was arrested for participating in the London riots, which were triggered by a local man being shot to death by police

In March 2012 he was sentenced to 2 years for violent disorder and 1 year for handling stolen goods, the sentences to run concurrently

He hasn't appeared in any movies since his release from prison, and has apparently retired from show business

Is a former Democratic Congressman from New York who served 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He resigned in 2011 after an explicit photo he tweeted to a woman was made public

In 2016 he sexted a 15 year-old girl, and was arrested in May 2017 after surrendering to the FBI. He pleaded guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor, and was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison

He served his sentence at the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts. He was released in May 2019 after serving 18 months

Is a film producer and co-founder of the film studio and entertainment companies Miramax and The Weinstein Company. He won an Academy Award and 7 Tony Awards as a producer

Allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault from the 1970's to the 2010's were made against him by a staggering number of notable actresses. These included Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mira Sorvino, Lupita Nyong'o, Ashley Judd, Asia Argento, Rose McGowan, Kate Winslet, Salma Hayek, Uma Thurman, Annabella Sciorra, and dozens of others

In May 2018 he surrendered to New York police, and was charged with rape and several other counts of sexual abuse of two women for incidents that occurred in 2004 and 2013 respectively. In July 2018 he was charged in a third sexual assault case

In May 2019 he reached a $44 million civil settlement to compensate some of his victims for his crimes

In February 2020 he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault. In March 2020 he was sentenced to 23 years in prison, and transferred to Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York to serve his sentence. More women filed claims against him after his conviction

In June 2021 a New York judge ordered him extradited to Los Angeles to face more sex-crime charges. In December 2022 he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault, and sentenced to 16 years in prison

He is incarcerated at the Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome, New York. He is eligible for parole on the original convictions in November 2040, when he will be 87 years old

Is a Canadian rapper and former member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo

He was arrested in Beijing, China in August 2021 on suspicion of rape after a woman accused him of sexual assaulting her and at least 7 other females, including 2 underage girls

In November 2022 he was convicted of rape and lewdness and sentenced to 13 years in prison. He was also fined ¥600 million yuan (US$84 million) for tax evasion. He will be deported from China after serving his sentence