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Jesse Jackson Jr.'s home confinement ends

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Saturday, September 19, 2015

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Jesse Jackson Jr. is now officially a free man.

The former congressman's home confinement ended on Friday. He served two years in federal custody for spending campaign money on personal items.

His wife Sandi must now spend a year in prison on a conviction related to her husband's case.

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