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Joe Giudice Not Eligible For The Residential Drug Abuse Program, So No Early Release Like He Had Planned

By Gail Delaney
Published on: 12:49 PST, Mar 28, 2016

Joe Giudice went to prison a few days ago and while that must have been stressful for the TV reality star to endure, especially when he had to give up drinking. Some inmates can get their sentences reduced by enrolling in the drug and/or alcohol rehab, but that avenue is not an option for Joe Giudice, according to NJ..

Joe Giudice was sentenced to serve 41 months at the Federal Correction Institute Fort Dix in New Jersey and he arrived at the prison around noon on March 23, 2016. He thought he found a clever way to reduce his sentence from 41 months to a mere 18 months by enrolling in the Bureau of Prisons’ 500-hour Residential Drug Abuse Program. His plan would have worked well if he had been a legal citizen of the United States.

Joe Giudice is a native of Italy and he faces deportation when his 41-month jail term is over. John Webster is part of the National Prison and Sentencing Consultants and his clientele is mainly the white-collar clients. John helps them find ways to minimize prison time by enrolling in certain helpful programs like the one for drug and alcohol.

“I don’t care if he can prove he did heroin every day. He’s not getting into that program.”

Apparently, an inmate can apply to be enrolled in the RDAP, also known as the Residential Drug Abuse Program, if they have it documented that they have a problem with substance abuse. The documentation can include letters from doctors, mental health professionals, or even a social worker can help the inmate receive help with his or her problem. If they have DUI convictions, even that is helpful.

The RDAP can only be applied for after the person is locked away in jail and not everyone who applies for the RDAP will be accepted into the program.

Joe Giudice is expected to be released, according to the Bureau of Prisons, in March 14, 2019. This projected release date is less than the 41 months given to him because they take into account his early release date. Joe may have 54 days removed for “good time” for every year he serves.

Joe Giudice was giving them enough evidence that he had a drinking problem if they watched the series, Real Housewives of New Jersey. In 2010, Joe was arrested after he crashed his car and was charged with DUI. According to Joe, he told fellow cast members that he was sober that night and it was after he saw the extent of the crash that he started to drink.

Joe Giudice maintained his innocence of drinking that night during an interview in 2013 with Andy Cohen. Joe said, “The times that I should have been charged, I wasn’t. The one time I really wasn’t drunk, I got charged.”

In 2015, Joe had his license suspended for two years stemming from a DUI charge years ago when he was caught using his brother’s driver’s license. His own license was suspended at the time, so Joe obtained another license using his brother’s information. It would have worked until he was pulled over and he used that ID.

Joe has openly talked about consuming up to two bottles of wine every night, and pictures have circulated on the internet of Joe drinking alcohol at nightclubs with a member of the opposite sex while his wife Teresa was serving her jail sentence.

This has to be stressful for the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, but perhaps while he is in jail, the desire for alcohol will abate and he will not need treatment. However, one never knows whether the correctional facility will remain steadfast in their decision or maybe later they will change their minds and allow him to enter RDAP. It may depend on who you know and the how good the lawyers are for Joe.

Do you think Joe Giudice can get in the Residential Drug Abuse Program or will he have to serve his time as the law states?

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