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...Plaxico Burress couldn't wriggle out of jail time for accidentally shooting himself in the leg with an unlicensed handgun in a New York City nightclub last November. But the former New York Giants wide receiver's personal fortune will help him on one score. Burress has retained the services of a "prisoner consultant" to advise him on "what to expect while incarcerated, and how to use his period of confinement as productively as possible," as his attorney, Benjamin Brafman, told the New York Post. To get a sense of what Burress's counseling sessions might be like, TIME caught...
...were counseling someone with a lot of media exposure, like Burress or Bernie Madoff [who also employed a prison consultant], what would you tell them? If you're being followed in the media, well, these correctional facilities have TVs. Once they find out where you're going, they're waiting for you. You're going to be scrutinized by everyone. It's like your first day of school. Take Madoff, for example: there's a bounty on this guy. He's ruined so many lives, screwed so many people over. If he has no fear, he's more psychotic than...
...PLAXICO BURRESS shoots off mouth at cop, spares...
...Burress, Plaxico •self is accidentally shot in already injured leg by when gun tucked into waistband of pants goes...
...After accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub, New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, 31, was charged with two counts of felony weapons possession. If convicted, Burress--who lacked a permit to carry his firearm--faces at least 31/2 years in jail. He has been suspended by the Giants for the rest of the season...