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What it's like in a low-security federal prison | Learn English expression 'serve time'

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Elizabeth Holmes was a young self-made billionaire entrepreneur until her company was revealed to be a fraud. Now, she's about to serve 11 years in a minimum-security prison. Here's what the facilities are like and how she'll spend her days. Plus, learn the English expression ""serve time."

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What it's like in a low-security federal prison | Learn English expression 'serve time'

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