MCDOUGAL FIGHTS FOR JUSTICE

During her nearly two-year incarceration on Whitewater-related charges, all
she could think about was food. Now, Susan McDougal says all she thinks
about is justice.

``I never met a rich woman in jail,'' she said. ``And I'm not a brain
surgeon but when I see poor, desperate young women who are so full of
self-hatred that the only place they can be is jail, well, that means the
system is wrong. The system is failing these women.''

McDougal was in Denver over the weekend to address a conference of the
American Catholic Correctional Chaplains at Regis University. She said it
gives her the chance to thank the clergy members who were often her only
sources of comfort while incarcerated.

She is also using the opportunity to advocate reform of the penal system.

``The whole time I was in jail, never once did I see an alcohol-or
drug-rehab program,'' McDougal said.