Felicity Huffman arrives at 'cushy' Bay Area prison to serve 2-week sentence

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Felicity Huffman was processed at the Federal Correctional Institution Dublin, a minimum security federal prison for women, on Tuesday morning.

Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in federal prison for participating in the massive college admissions scandal uncovered in March. FCI Dublin was Huffman's first choice; her lawyers argued the location would enable her to see her Los Angeles-based family more easily during her two weeks in prison.

“Felicity Huffman reported today for sentencing to the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, CA,” her representative said in a statement to Variety. “Ms. Huffman is prepared to serve the term of imprisonment Judge Talwani ordered as one part of the punishment she imposed for Ms. Huffman’s actions. She will begin serving the remainder of the sentence Judge Talwani imposed — one year of supervised release, with conditions including 250 hours of community service — when she is released.”

In 2009, FCI Dublin was named one of America's "10 cushiest prisons" by Forbes.

"Proximity to the Bay Area means gorgeous weather and easy travel options for visitors," Forbes wrote of the prison.

According to the inmate handbook, Huffman will be required to make her bed by 6:30 a.m. every weekday morning and by 10 a.m. every weekend.

In addition, inmates at FCI Dublin get at least one hour of recreation time a day, and Huffman can sunbathe if she so chooses since the facility has "sun decks" that are open on the weekends.

The prison also offers a number of hair care items available for checkout, including blow dryers, curling irons and hot plates. Haircuts and hair coloring are also permitted in FCI Dublin's "hair room."

Huffman pleaded guilty in May to fraud and conspiracy after she admitted she paid college admissions consultant Rick Singer $15,000 to raise her daughter's SAT score by 400 points. Singer hired a proctor to change her answers on another, privately administered test. After being released from prison, she will need to complete 250 hours of community service and pay a $30,000 fine.

Huffman's husband, actor William H. Macy, was not charged.

Previous inmates at FCI Dublin include the "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss and Patty Hearst. It currently houses about 1,200 inmates and is one of five federal prisons for women in the United States.

Katie Dowd and Eric Ting are SFGATE digital reporters. Contact them at eric.ting@sfgate.com and katie.dowd@sfgate.com