Lori Loughlin could be released from prison on Christmas Day.
The 56-year-old actress, who has been incarcerated for her involvement in the college admissions scandal, has been given an official release date of December 27 by the Bureau of Prisons, and because it lands on a Sunday, Lori can be released on the Friday prior.
According to TMZ it looks like Lori will be out in time to spend Christmas Day – or at least part of it – with her family in Los Angeles.
Home for Christmas: Lori Loughlin may be out of prison on Christmas Day. Her release date is set for December 27 which falls on a Sunday. There’s a high chance she’ll be out on the Friday prior – Christmas Day
There is a chance that the actress could be released earlier if there are any issues related to COVID-19, such as an outbreak at FCI Dublin where she’s being held, stopping her from completing her jail term.
Once Lori is released she still has to complete two years of supervised release as part of her sentence.
The Every Christmas Has A Story actress was booked into the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California on October 30 to start her two month sentence.
It was reported earlier this week that the Full House actress has been a ‘wreck’ in prison.
According to a source for UsWeekly : ‘Lori tried her best to be brave and look at the end result but there was nothing that could dissipate her fears.
Festive fun: looks like Lori will be out in time to spend Christmas Day – or at least part of it – with her family in Los Angeles. She is pictured at a Hallmark event in 2018
The 56-year-old – who has starred in a handful of Hallmark Christmas movies – could be released earlier if there are any COVID-19 related issues in prison
‘She’s dreading it’: Lori (seen in April 2019) has been a ‘wreck’ as she has started her two month prison sentence according to a source for UsWeekly
‘It’s only two months but she’s dreading it. Her mind keeps telling her that something will go horribly wrong in prison or that her stay could be prolonged.’
The actress was sentenced in August for her role in the college admissions scandal.
A different source for the publication said: ‘Lori really went into prison strong, she had her faith and the support of her family, but the first few days and road ahead are daunting.’
Lori is spending 14 days in Covid-19 isolation as she begins her two month sentence as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19.
Interesting: This comes amid reports that the 56-year-old actress (seen in August 2019) will spend fourteen days in Covid-19 isolation as she begins her two month sentence as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus
All for them: Loughlin pictured with her daughters, Isabella Rose, left, and Olivia Jade Giannulli, right
Holli Coulman, a former federal inmate and consultant for Wall Street Prison Consultants, told Mercury News it was likely Lori would be confined in the Special Housing Unit.
Alternatively she could be housed in an area of the prison that has been turned into a make-shift quarantine unit, either in complete isolation or with others who are new to the facility.
According to Coulman, Lori will have her meals delivered to her in brown bags.
She described the quarantine period as ‘not pleasant’.
‘There is nothing for her to do. I believe they have reading material but other than that it’s a really long day and night for her,’ she told the publication.
Lori will not be allowed visits from her family, including her two daughters, for the fourteen day quarantine period and possibly longer as FCI Dublin remains in lockdown due to the pandemic.
New digs: Loughlin has gone to FCI Dublin, where Felicity Huffman served her sentence
The actress pleaded guilty to fraud earlier this year after paying $500,000 to get her two daughters into USC under the guise that they were athletic recruits.
Her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, was also involved. He was sentenced to five months in prison in August and has not yet served his sentence but must report to prison by November 19.
It means they will both be behind bars over the holidays.
Lori had asked to go to Victorville on the outskirts of L.A. Giannulli asked to go to Lompoc, near Santa Barbara.
At her Zoom sentencing in August, Lori cried and told the judge she was ‘deeply sorry’.
Trio: Lori with the couple’s daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella. She reported to a prison in California to start her two month sentence for her role in the college bribery scheme
‘I went along with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage… and in doing so I ignored intuition and allowed myself to be swayed from my moral compass.
‘It only undermined and diminished my daughters’ abilities and accomplishments.
‘I now understand my decision helped exacerbate existing inequalities generally… that realization weighs heavily on me,’ she said.
The famous pair paid $500,000 to get their daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella into USC by pretending they were champion coxswains.
They were among dozens of well-heeled parents who paid for their kids’ entry.