Jennifer Myers, who coached Abby before she went to jail, says that the 'Dance Mom' alum is furious and upset as no one tells her that her prison release date has been pushed back.
- Feb 28, 2018
AceShowbiz - It looks like Abby Lee Miller isn't going to be released from jail anytime soon. The 52-year-old reality TV star is expected to be released to a nearby halfway house this month, but new reports claim that the date has been pushed back due to an overcrowding at the facility.
"They are actually holding Abby Lee later because there is no room at the halfway house she was set to go to," a source tells Radar Online. "But it's nothing against Abby personally. It is something that is happening everywhere."
However, Jennifer Myers, who coached Abby before she went to jail, explains that the decision is due to a shift in the protocol of the Bureau of Prisons.
"Basically, the prisons pay for the inmates to go to halfway houses," Jennifer tells Entertainment Tonight. "In the past, let's say each warden had a budget for eight halway house beds per month, they were often releasing 20 women to beds instead, because they wanted to help get them out. But the director of Federal Bureau of Prisons, Mark Inch, started a crackdown on the budgets, and is making sure they don't go over budget anymore."
"A warden has to approve a halfway house release," Jennifer continues. "Abby got her official out date. It was February 20. She received that piece of paper that told her that and that she would be going to the halfway house in Van Nuys. You have to make those plans in advance. But clearly, the prison went over budget so she could be no longer be released."
Regardless of the reason, Abby is "furious" and upset as no one tells her that her release date has been pushed back. "It didn't make any sense," Jennifer goes on noting. "She had her halfway house plan and they just weren't communicating with her that it wasn't happening anymore."
The "Dance Mom" alum will likely receive an updated release date, even though there is no guarantee that she will be released as planned. How long she is required to stay at the halfway house is also unknown.
"It's a waiting game right now for Abby," Jennifer explains. "At this point they are trying to figure it out. They are submitting to get her a new out date and get her another bed, but it has to go through many different places in the Bureau of Prisons to even get that new out date."
