Executives in prison

2002: Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling testifying before the Senate... Photograph: Stephen Jaffe/AFP

2006: ... and here again (second left) entering a 'Federal Correctional Facility' in Waseca, Minnesota to start his 24-year sentence for racketeering and fraud Photograph: Cory Ryan/Getty

2004: Martha Stewart leaves a New York courtroom after a meeting with a probation officer. Stewart was convicted of conspiracy, making false statements and obstruction of justice in connection with sales of stocks in biotechnology firm ImClone Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA

2004: Still, Stewart was given a warm welcome to the town of Alderson in West Virginia where she was to serve her eight month jail term... Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty

...in this darling little place, the Alderson Federal Prison Camp Photograph: HO/Getty

2002: Alfred Taubman (centre), the former chairman of Sotheby's auction house, leaves a New York court after being convicted in taking part in a price-fixing scheme Photograph: Robert Mecea/AP

2004: Bernie Ebbers, the former Worldcom boss, currently being held at a correctional facility in Oakdale, Louisiana. Still, at least he has some company... Photograph: Stephen Chernin/Getty

Also incarcerated at Oakdale is Andrew Fastow, the former Chief Financial Officer of Enron, seen here in 2006 after giving testimony that lead to a six year sentence for his co-operation with Federal authorities Photograph: Dave Einsel/Getty

2005: The former CEO of Tyco, Dennis Kozlowski, at Manhattan Criminal Court; he was later convicted of relieving the industrial products and services company of hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and loans and currently resides in New York's mid-state correctional facility Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty

1999: George Ryan, then governor of Illinois, greets Cuban women in traditional dress during a tour of Havana Photograph: Jose Goitia/AP

2007: The Oxford, Wisconsin prison where Ryan will be serving his sentence for... racketeering and fraud Photograph: Mark Hirsch/Getty