演员菲丽西提·霍夫曼周二向加州都柏林联邦惩教机构报到，因她在大学入学丑闻中的行为而被判入狱。
霍夫曼是参与欺诈性大学录取计划的几十名家长之一，该计划是在联邦调查局一项名为“大学蓝调队”的行动中被揭露的在3月份的起诉之后，霍夫曼很快承认支付了她女儿SAT考试分数的费用，英迪拉·塔尔瓦尼法官在9月份判处她14天监禁。
霍夫曼的代表告诉记者，“霍夫曼准备服塔尔瓦尼法官下令的刑期，作为她对霍夫曼行为的惩罚的一部分。”新闻周刊在一份声明中。
据英国《每日邮报》报道，霍夫曼将在都柏林服刑的监狱被认定为“低安全等级”的惩教机构联邦监狱局。女性罪犯设施，有1，200多名囚犯。
在她入狱14天之后，霍夫曼将开始她一年的监管释放和250小时的社区服务，这是塔尔瓦尼在服刑之外强加的。
演员菲丽西提·霍夫曼在丈夫威廉姆·H·梅西的陪同下离开波士顿的约翰·约瑟夫·莫克利美国法院，在那里，她因在9月13日大学入学丑闻中的角色而被塔尔瓦尼法官判刑。霍夫曼周二开始在加州的一所惩教机构服刑。
关于“大学蓝调”行动的新闻引发了关于特权及其与大学录取过程的联系的问题，促使一些学校实施额外的制衡措施。甚至立法者也采取了行动，加州立法者通过了几项与丑闻相关的法案，包括一项要求大学披露与捐赠者或校友有联系的申请人是否受到特殊待遇的法案。
一些家长，包括演员洛莉·路格林和商人罗伯特·赞格里洛，将他们被指控的行为与向学校捐款的家长进行了比较，而其他人，如霍夫曼，完全承认他们的错误。
判决前，霍夫曼在给塔尔瓦尼的信中写道，她的行为“没有正当理由”，并解释了她为什么付钱伪造女儿索菲亚的高考分数。霍夫曼说，索菲亚在数学上很挣扎，想主修戏剧，该计划的“策划者”里克·辛格暗示，如果SAT分数不高，她就不会被考虑参加大学试镜。
霍夫曼解释道:“在我渴望成为一个好母亲的绝望中，我说服自己相信我所做的一切都是给我女儿一个公平的机会。”。“我现在看到了这句话中的讽刺意味，因为我所做的与公平相反。”
霍夫曼是第一位被判刑的父母，在所有了解自己命运的被告中，他获得的监禁时间最少。戈登·卡普兰付钱伪造女儿的澳大利亚首都直辖区得分，他要求与霍夫曼相同的处罚，但塔尔瓦尼却判了一个月的监禁。
WHAT PRISON IS FELICITY HUFFMAN IN? ACTOR REPORTS TO DUBLIN FACILITY TO SERVE COLLEGE ADMISSION SCANDAL SENTENCE
Actor Felicity Huffman reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, on Tuesday to serve a prison sentence for her actions in the college admission scandal.
Huffman was one of dozens of parents involved in the fraudulent college admission scheme that was uncovered in an FBI operation dubbed "Varsity Blues." Following the March indictment, Huffman quickly pleaded guilty to paying to have her daughter's SAT exam score altered and Judge Indira Talwani sentenced her to 14 days in prison in September.
"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," Huffman's representative told Newsweekin a statement.
The Dublin facility where Huffman will served was identified as a "low security" correctional institution, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. A facility for female offenders, there are over 1,200 inmates.
Following her 14-day stint in prison, Huffman will begin her one year of supervised release and 250 hours of community service, which Talwani imposed in addition to jail time.
Actor Felicity Huffman, escorted by her husband William H. Macy, exits the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston, where she was sentenced by Judge Talwani for her role in the college admissions scandal on September 13. Huffman began serving her sentence at a correctional facility in California on Tuesday.JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP/GETTY
News breaking about operation "Varsity Blues" raised questions about privilege and its connection to the college admission process, prompting some schools to implement additional checks and balances. Even legislators took action and California lawmakers passed several bills related to the scandal, including one that required universities to disclose if applicants with ties to donors or alumni received special treatment.
While some parents, including actor Lori Loughlin and businessman Robert Zangrillo, drew comparisons between their alleged actions and parents who donate to schools, others, such as Huffman, fully acknowledged their wrongdoing.
Ahead of her sentencing, Huffman wrote in a letter to Talwani that there was "no justification" for her actions and explained why she paid to falsify her daughter, Sophia's, college entrance exam scores. Sophia struggled with math and wanted to major in theater, according to Huffman, and the scheme's "mastermind" Rick Singer suggested that she wouldn't be considered for a college audition without a higher SAT score.
"In my desperation to be a good mother I talked myself into believing that all I was doing was giving my daughter a fair shot," Huffman explained. "I see the irony in that statement now because what I have done is the opposite of fair."
The first parent to be sentenced, Huffman received the least amount of jail time out of any of the defendants who have learned their fate. Gordon Caplan, who paid to falsify his daughter's ACT score, requested the same punishment as Huffman, but Talwani imposed a sentence of one month in jail, instead.
