Martha Stewart Provides Details of Terrifying Time Spent in Prison

Martha Stewartis shedding light on her time spent behind bars.

Ahead of her highly-anticipated Netflix documentary Martha,  the home decor mogul recounted details of the devastating time in her life, admitting, "You can't even believe that that's what you're going through."

After a highly-publicized trial in 2004, Stewart was found guilty on charges including conspiracy and obstruction of justice after lying to federal investigators about a stock trade. She was ultimately sentenced to five months in prison and two years of probation, serving time at Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, West Virginia.

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Looking back on the "terrifying" experience, she shared that at times, she was even withheld food or water.

On the first of her 150 days behind bars, the TV personality explained the practice of being "stripped of all clothes" to undergo a physical exam: "Squat, arms out, cough—embarrassing."

She later likened the horrific experience as being just like "in the movies," while adding, "You can't even believe that that's what you're going through."

The 83-year-old reportedly gave filmmaker R.J. Cutlera number of personal letters she wrote while spending time at the prison—nicknamed Camp Cupcake—per  Hello!

"Today I saw two very well-dressed ladies walking and I breezed by them, remarking on the beautiful warm morning and how nice they looked. When I realized from the big silver key chain that they were guards, I lightly brushed the chain," one of the notes read.

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As she went on at the time, she explained getting into major trouble for something she felt was "so minor."

"Later I was called in to be told never, ever touch a guard without expecting severe reprimand," Stewart explained, and since she apologized, she expected nothing to happen because "the incident was so minor when it occurred."

However, as a result, she was "dragged into solitary [confinement]" for "touching an officer," she revealed on-camera in the exposé, which led to "no food or water for a day."

"This was Camp Cupcake, remember? That was the nickname—Camp Cupcake. It was not a cupcake," the cookbook author expressed.

Elsewhere in the documentary, she recalled the poor sleeping conditions and limited access to "quality" food, admitting that "everything was terrible."

Martha is set to release via the streamer on Oct. 30, 2024.

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