Mike Nifong, Prisoner

SEPTEMBER 7--Meet Mike Nifong. The disgraced and disbarred former North Carolina prosecutor today walked into a Durham jail to serve a 24-hour sentence stemming from his disastrous handling of the rape case against three Duke University lacrosse players. Nifong, who posed this morning for the below Durham County Sheriff's Office mug shot, was found guilty of lying to a judge about aspects of the Duke probe, which ended with all charges being dismissed against the accused athletes. The trio is now threatening legal action against the city of Durham over their prosecution. (1 page)