TODAY: Former Mayor Catherine Pugh reports to prison

TODAY: Former Mayor Catherine Pugh reports to prison

FORMER BALTIMORE MAYORCATHERINE PUGH IS SCHEDULED TOREPORT TO A FEDERAL PRISON INALABAMA TODAY.

PUGH WASSENTENCED TO THREE YEARS INFEDERAL PRISON FOR HERINVOLVEMENT IN THE HEALTHYHOLLY BOOK SCANDAL.

SHE WILLSERVE THAT SENTENCE INALICEVILLE, ALABAMA.

PUGH WASORIGINALLY ORDERED TOSURRENDER APRIL 13TH AND THENJUNE FIRST, BUT RECEIVEDEXTENSIONS BECAUSE OF THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

LASTWEEK━ PUGH PLEADED GUILTY TOA STAT━LEVEL PERJURY CHARGEFOR NOT DISCLOSING INCOME SHERECEIVED FROM THE BOOKS.

SHEWAS SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS INPRISON FOR THAT..

BUT WILLSERVE THAT SENTENCE AT THE*SAME TIME SHE SERVES HERFEDERAL SENTENCE.

PUGH COULDTRY TO GET AN EARLY RELEASEBASED ON COROANVIRUS CONCERNSBY USING THE "FIRST STEP ACT"WHICH SAYS A PRISONER SHOULDBE WITHIN 500 MILES OF DRIVINGDISTANCE FROM HER PRIMARYRESIDENCE.

THE FACILITY INALABAMA IS 877 MILES AWAY.HOWEVER, SHE WOULD STILL HAVETO SERVE SOME PORTION OF HERSENTENCE.

HERE IS WHAT PRISONLIFE WILL BE LIKE FOR PUGH.ALICEVILLE FEDERALCORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IS ALOW SECURITY FACILITY WITH ALLFEMALE PRISONERS.

SHE WILL BEALLOWED TO HAVE VISITORS ONWEEKENDS, BUT THEY MUST BEAPPROVED AHEAD OF TIME.

ONLYFOUR VISITORS ARE ALLOWED BUTTHAT NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDECHILDREN.

ALL OF PUGH'S PHONECALLS WILL BE MONITORED BY THEPRISON.

PUGH WILL ALSO HAVEASSIGNED WORK DUTIES MADE BY