Following the conviction of Felicity Huffman in the admissions scandal at Varsity Blues College, the actress' lawyers asked her to serve her two-week sentence in a minimum-security, comfortable prison in northern California.
The final decision will be made by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, but Huffman's lawyer said she should be housed in a federal penitentiary facility in Dublin, California, while in the big house so she can see her family .
Lawyer Martin Murphy asked Judge Indira Talwani to let Huffman stay in the prison, the closest to his residence.
The Dublin facility was ranked among Forbes' top 10 most comfortable prisons in 2009, stating that "proximity to the Bay Area means beautiful weather and easy travel options for visitors"
Visitors allow between 8:00 and 14:00. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, according to the federal prison manual.
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BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 13: Felicity Huffman arrives with her husband William H. Macy at the John Joseph Moakley courthouse in Boston on September 13, 2019. (Photo by Nic Antaya for the Boston Globe via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 13: Felicity Huffman arrives with her husband William H. Macy at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston on September 13, 2019. (Photo by David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 13: Felicity Huffman arrives with her husband William H. Macy at the John Joseph Moakley courthouse in Boston on September 13, 2019. (Photo by Nic Antaya for the Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman, escorted by her husband William H. Macy, goes to the entrance of the United States Courthouse John Joseph Moakley on September 13, 2019 in Boston, where she will be sentenced for her role in the scandal College Admissions. – Huffman, one of the defendants accused in the college confession fraud scandal, should be fined for paying $ 15,000 to inflate her SAT scores of girls, a crime she said she attempted to be a good parent. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman, escorted by her husband William H. Macy, goes to the entrance of the United States Courthouse John Joseph Moakley on September 13, 2019 in Boston, where she will be sentenced for her role in the scandal College Admissions. – Huffman, one of the defendants accused in the college confession fraud scandal, should be fined for paying $ 15,000 to inflate her SAT scores of girls, a crime she said she attempted to be a good parent. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman, escorted by her husband William H. Macy, goes to the entrance of the United States Courthouse John Joseph Moakley on September 13, 2019 in Boston, where she will be sentenced for her role in the scandal College Admissions. – Huffman, one of the defendants accused in the college confession fraud scandal, should be fined for paying $ 15,000 to inflate her SAT scores of girls, a crime she said she attempted to be a good parent. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman, escorted by her husband William H. Macy, goes to the entrance of the United States Courthouse John Joseph Moakley on September 13, 2019 in Boston, where she will be sentenced for her role in the scandal College Admissions. – Huffman, one of the defendants accused in the college confession fraud scandal, should be fined for paying $ 15,000 to inflate her SAT scores of girls, a crime she said she attempted to be a good parent. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 13: Felicity Huffman and her husband William Macy arrive at the US courthouse John Moakley for Huffman's sentencing hearing for his role in the university admissions scandal , September 13, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta / Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 13: Felicity Huffman and her husband William Macy arrive at the US courthouse John Moakley for Huffman's sentencing hearing for his role in the university admissions scandal , September 13, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta / Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman travels to the entrance of the United States Courthouse John Joseph Moakley on September 13, 2019 in Boston, where she will be convicted for her role in the college admissions scandal. – Huffman, one of the defendants accused in the college confession fraud scandal, should be fined for paying $ 15,000 to inflate her SAT scores of girls, a crime she said she attempted to be a good parent. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman, escorted by her husband William H. Macy, goes to the entrance of the United States Courthouse John Joseph Moakley on September 13, 2019 in Boston, where she will be sentenced for her role in the scandal College Admissions. – Huffman, one of the defendants accused in the college confession fraud scandal, should be fined for paying $ 15,000 to inflate her SAT scores of girls, a crime she said she attempted to be a good parent. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman, escorted by her husband William H. Macy, goes to the United States Courthouse John Joseph Moakley on September 13, 2019 in Boston, where she will be sentenced for her role in the college admissions scandal. – Huffman, one of the defendants accused in the college confession fraud scandal, should be fined for paying $ 15,000 to inflate her SAT scores of girls, a crime she said she attempted to be a good parent. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman, accompanied by her husband William H. Macy (left), leaves the American John Joseph Moakley courthouse in Boston, where she was sentenced by Judge Talwani for her role in the admissions scandal at the College on September 13, 2019. – Actress Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison as part of the admissions scandal at American universities (photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (photo credit should match JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images )
Actress Felicity Huffman, accompanied by her husband William H. Macy, leaves the American John Joseph Moakley courthouse in Boston, where she was sentenced by Judge Talwani for her role in the College Admissions scandal on 13 September 2019. – Actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison admissions scandal in US universities (photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (photo credit should match JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman, escorted by her husband William H. Macy, travels into an SUV after leaving the American John Joseph Moakley courthouse in Boston, where she was sentenced by Judge Talwani for her role in the Admissions scandal at the College on September 13, 2019. – Actress Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison as part of the scandal of admissions to US universities (photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (photo credit should correspond to JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman, accompanied by her husband William H. Macy (left), leaves the American John Joseph Moakley courthouse in Boston, where she was sentenced by Judge Talwani for her role in the admissions scandal at the College on September 13, 2019. – Actress Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison as part of the admissions scandal at American universities (photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (photo credit should match JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images )
Actress Felicity Huffman, accompanied by her husband William H. Macy (left), leaves the American John Joseph Moakley courthouse in Boston, where she was sentenced by Judge Talwani for her role in the admissions scandal at the College on September 13, 2019. – Actress Felicity Huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison as part of the admissions scandal at American universities (photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (photo credit should match JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images )
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 13: Felicity Huffman and her husband William Macy leave the US courthouse John Moakley where Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison for his role in the university admissions scandal on September 13, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta / Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 13: Felicity Huffman and her husband William Macy leave the US courthouse John Moakley where Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison for his role in the university admissions scandal on September 13, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta / Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 13: Felicity Huffman and her husband William Macy (left) leave the United States courthouse John Moakley where Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison for his role in the university admissions scandal , September 13, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta / Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 13: Felicity Huffman arrives with her husband William H. Macy at the John Joseph Moakley courthouse in Boston on September 13, 2019. (Photo by Nic Antaya for the Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Actress Felicity Huffman, accompanied by her husband William H. Macy, leaves the American John Joseph Moakley courthouse in Boston, where she was sentenced by Judge Talwani for her role in the College Admissions scandal on 13 September 2019. – Actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison admissions scandal in US universities (photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (photo credit should match JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images)
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Huffman will also have access to the vast police station available to detainees.
Heidi Fleiss, the Hollywood Madam, and Patty Hearst previously worked in Dublin. Before becoming a women's prison, Dublin had been a daring place of rescue when Ronald McIntosh escaped from prison in October 1986 and hijacked a helicopter to take off his lover, Samantha Lopez, who was also serving in Dublin.
In the 1990s, Dubin was one of many prisons dubbed "Club Fed" because of the benefits offered to inmates.
"They come here as punishment, not to be punished," said Constance Roose, then director, at the San Francisco Chronicle in 1998.
"We try to encourage women," said Reese. "It's an opportunity for them to change their lives and hope that they will come back to the community and not return to crime."
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