Reality television star Richard Hatch walked out of the state prison in Cranston on Monday after serving a nine-month sentence for failing to pay back taxes.
"Always leaving feels good, since now I can say I've done that a couple of times. It's a tragedy," Hatch told NBC 10 News.
Hatch served time for violating the terms of his release after serving a sentence on tax evasion charges stemming from his $1 million winnings from the CBS show "Survivor" in 2000.
To this day, he maintains his innocence.
"I never evaded taxes. I still maintain that's the truth, and I certainly didn't violate probation, which is what I was sent back here for," Hatch said.
Hatch, 50, of Newport, said he was at the ACI for the past several weeks after being transferred from a federal facility in West Virginia to serve out the rest of his time.
As for what's next for him.
"Good question. I've got a lot on my plate. I've got a lot of possibilities. I'm a confident guy. I'm sure something good will come along. I have a really interesting show idea. I think I have a deal already. So, we'll see," Hatch said.
Hatch went back to prison in March for violating the terms of his supervised release by failing to settle his tax bill.
He previously spent more than three years in prison for not paying taxes on his $1 million "Survivor" winnings. He was released in 2009 and ordered to refile his 2000 and 2001 taxes and pay what he owed.
A judge ruled he never did and returned him to prison.
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