Teresa Giudice checked into federal prison early Monday morning to begin serving her 15 month sentence for fraud. She is doing time at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, where Orange is The New Black writer Piper Kerman was incarcerated. Details of Teresa’s lead up to prison include the fact that she took a ski vacation with her family, celebrated her daughter’s 14th birthday early, ate her final meal on the outside at a diner near the prison, and was “stoic” and “somber,” as was her husband, Joe. I would assume Joe was just terribly hungover or drunk. The time for being stoic and somber was when she first filed for bankruptcy, but that time has long since passed.

As for how Teresa will pass the time now that she’s in prison, her lawyer told E! that she hopes to work in the kitchen “because she’s obviously a good cook.” Good luck with that. If I learned anything from OITNB, it’s that kitchen jobs are earned by connections and Teresa has none. Teresa’s lawyer also said that his client “will take it one day at a time.” He said her last words were “tell everyone I will be fine.” As for how Joe is doing, he said that he’s “fine,” and that “this is a very strong family.” Here’s more, thanks to E!, where you can see videos of Teresa’s lawyer. It’s possible Teresa will be out in 13 months, around December.

Teresa Giudice has been incarcerated for a mere 48 hours, but her attorney, James L. Leonard Jr., already has an optimistic attitude about the reality star’s 15-month sentence.

“I think she hopes to turn it into something positive,” Leonard told E! News exclusively.

“She indicated that if she had her choice to work she would like to work in the kitchen facility because she’s obviously a good cook.”

He explained that Teresa’s outlook is “to take it one day at a time” and that she was in upbeat spirits before arriving at the Danbury Federal Correction Institution in the wee hours of Monday morning.

“This is a very strong family and they’re going to be fine,” Leonard explained…

“He told me that obviously it was a difficult day but that everybody was doing OK. He’s a strong man, very strong family man, and a good father.”

Leonard also spoke about the exact length of time that the Real Housewives of New Jersey star is set to face…

“Our projections are that if nothing changes with her sentence she should be released sometime in early December.”

And Joe, who faces his sentence term after his wife, will report in March of 2016.

“There will certainly be an overlap where they will be together, which will be taxing on him and the girls.”

But Brown says that he remains optimistic about the entire Giudice family’s spirits during these tough times.

“These are very strong people and they’re going to get through this.”

[From E! Online]

This guy is parroting the Giudice family line. “Everything is fine.” That’s how they got into this mess and continued to dig a deeper hole without ever bothering to take stock. Sometimes things are not fine but they’re incapable of admitting that. Teresa’s lawyer also told E! that she will be allowed to make phone calls and email from prison.

Incidentally, this is Teresa’s new lawyer. She fired her last bankruptcy attorney and is suing him for $5 million, because none of this is Teresa or Joe’s fault. She also attacked her crisis manager last fall for telling her that jail was inevitable. The crisis manager later quit and issued a public statement denouncing Teresa. So now they have a guy who is tell the press that everything is fine. That’s all he’ll ever say or the Giudices will turn on him too.

I do hope Teresa is ok in prison but I also hope that she learns some humility. I also hope her daughters get some better role models and have a responsible adult caring for them. They don’t have much chance if their only guardian is alcoholic Joe.

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