Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in federal prison for charges related to lying and obstruction of justice in connection with an insider trading case. She served the full five-month prison term from October 8, 2004, to March 4, 2005, at the minimum-security Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, West Virginia
. After her release from prison, Stewart underwent five months of home confinement at her residence in Bedford, New York, during which she was allowed to leave for work-related activities up to 48 hours per week while wearing an electronic monitoring device. Following the home confinement, she completed a two-year supervised release period with certain restrictions
. In summary:
- Prison time: 5 months (Oct 2004 – Mar 2005)
- Home confinement: 5 months
- Supervised release: 2 years total, including home confinement period
