Martha Stewart recalls difficult 5-month imprisonment ahead of documentary release.
Martha Stewart recalls difficult 5-month imprisonment ahead of documentary release.
Martha Stewart's Past is a Nightmare as Her Biopic Approaches Release Date.
Martha Stewart recently reminisced about her time spent in Alderson Federal Prison Camp and referred to it as 'terrible' in her upcoming documentary liltingly titled ‘Martha’.
In recent interviews, Stewart explained, “I was thrown into solitary confinement for touching an officer.”
Stewart hinted at what she had experienced, “For the first day, there was no food… There was no water ... This was suppose to be Camp Cupcake, remember? That was the nickname. Camp Cupcake. People used to say it was not a cupcake.”
The letters that are read out aloud in the documentary Martha allow for such viewers to see firsthand the kind of camp she went to and how she ended up in jail.
“I casually brushed the chain and walked past them because I thought they were guards due to the huge key with an emblem they were holding,” she said.
Martha recalls considering its gravity to be more of a minor concern, only admitting that it was “very minimal at the time” but later states how mistaken she was on putting the charges on a guard “who was told never to ever touch a guard without looking forward to being charged.”
Stewart was found guilty on charges relating to the sale of a stock and was charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice alongside that. The writer was released in March 2005.
The Emmy winner explained her experience in prison and remarked how “everything was terrible.”
Stewart also talked about "a physical examination” which required her “to be naked. Squat, Arms out, cough,” adding that it was rightly “shameful” in all accounts.
“I personally had to endure everything that is shown in the movies. It’s hard to believe who in this world is actually experiencing that...”
Stewart also voiced concern over the “double-decker bedstead metal spring and metal frame” and “the very bad quality of food.”
“The bed set is an unhealthy bed set since the springs are very saggy. I would actually prefer the top but over 62 years old and you are automatically given a lower bunk,” she wrote.
Stewart's claims were addressed by a representative of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The spokesperson stated that “Everybody is given the basic needs required for survival which include three meals served at normal times of the day and clean drinking water no matter the place of residence.”
Starting October 30, viewers will be able to watch Martha on the Netflix streaming service.
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