Marion Jones: 'I really wish I wouldn't have lied' Posted Oct 26, 2010 What Marion Jones really wants you to know is she's sorry for lying to federal investigators about her drug use. That, and her role in a check-fraud scam, are what landed her in prison for six months in 2008, during which she spent a month and a half in solitary confinement after fighting another inmate. (Durham Herald-Sun)