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Are these pictures of Rod Blagojevich behind bars?

By  Chad Merda
   
SHARE Are these pictures of Rod Blagojevich behind bars?

If you’ve been waiting to see what former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich looks like while he’s serving a 14-year federal prison sentence for corruption, you may be in luck.

Gossip site Radar Online claims to have obtained the “first photos of the ‘paranoid’ former politico’s current state” behind bars. And yes, there’s something much different about his hair.

It’s white.

While Blagojevich has reportedly had jobs working in the Littleton, Colo. prison’s library and kitchen, the photos show him catching up on some reading.

There’s also something else besides his hair that’s noticeably different. Gone is the fancy track suit, which has been replaced by some ratty sweatpants.

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