'Survivor' winner appeals prison ruling

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 29 2009 12:00 a.m. MDT

"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is appealing a judge's decision to keep him in a Massachusetts prison until the end of his sentence for tax evasion.

Hatch was convicted in 2006 of failing to pay taxes on his $1 million prize for winning the CBS reality show in its first season. He had been serving the final portion of his 51-month sentence in home confinement at his sister's house in Newport, R.I., when he was sent back to prison last month for giving unauthorized media interviews.

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