A spokesman for the federal Bureau of Prisons said the singer had reported to a minimum security prison in Danbury. After release, Hill will be under parole supervision for a year, with the first three months to be spent confined to her home. The singer will be housed with the general population at the Federal Correctional Institution of Danbury, where prisoners live in open dormitory-style living quarters and are expected to work in jobs such as maintenance, food service or landscaping.
After pleading guilty last year, Hill's lawyer had sought probation for the singer, arguing her charitable works, family circumstances and the fact that she later paid back the taxes she owed, should merit consideration. During her sentencing, Hill said she had intended to pay the taxes but could not after withdrawing from public life and ending her music career to raise her children.
She said the treatment she received while she was in the entertainment business led to her decision to leave it. Assistant U.
Attorney Sandra Moser acknowledged Hill's creative talent and work on behalf of impoverished children but called Hill's explanation for her actions "a parade of excuses centering around her feeling put upon" that don't exempt her from her responsibilities. After she is released from prison, she will be under parole supervision for a year, the first three months of which will be spent under home confinement.
She'd been incarcerated for the past three months for failing to pay federal income taxes. The year-old still faces restrictions, though: three months of home confinement and a year of supervised probation. She'd also been ordered to pay penalties and the taxes she owed.
Her lawyer, Nathan Hochman, said Hill has since fully paid her taxes. Hochman confirmed his client left the western Connecticut prison, as well as the fact she started her home confinement and probation on Friday. The singer got out several days earlier than planned due to various factors, "including good behavior," Hochman said.
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