By Juliette Jabkhiro and Layli Foroudi

PARIS (Reuters) -Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy heads to jail on Tuesday to serve a five-year prison sentence after being convicted ofcriminal conspiracy in a case related to efforts to obtain campaign financing from Libya during Muammar Gaddafi’s rule.

Below are some key facts and details about La Sante prison where Sarkozy, who has always said he is innocent, will be held:

WHY LA SANTE?

La Sante is a storied prison in the middle of Paris that once housed leftist militant Carlos the Jackal and Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega.

It was not immediately clear whether Sarkozy will be held in isolation or in a special wing for “vulnerable people” – the so-called “VIP quarters” where prominent political figures have been incarcerated in the pa

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