Rod Blagojevich is seeking to join a substance
abuse program in federal prison, but some suspect the disgraced former
Illinois governor is trying to shave time off his sentence rather than
deal with a genuine drug or alcohol problem. Under federal guidelines,
Blagojevich is likely to serve just under 12 years on his 14-year sentence for corruption.
That could be cut to 11 years if he completes the nine-month substance
abuse program. He would also be eligible to spend his last six months in
a halfway house. The bar for entry into the program is set pretty low:
Prison officials say that somebody who consumed as little as five drinks
a week could qualify, the Chicago Tribune finds.
"Any
defense lawyer in town that’s worth their salt all know about this, and
they all try to get their clients in,” says a former aide to George
Ryan, Blagojevich's jailed predecessor. "It’s the only game in town.
It’s the only way you can get time off." Blagojevich was due to start his sentence in February,
but a judge has granted him an extra month of freedom to help his
family move from their house. At Blagojevich's request, the judge
recommended that he be sent to a low-security prison in Colorado.
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