Lori Loughlin Forced to 'Pull Herself Together' in Prison

Lori Loughlin had to quickly pull herself together during her first few days behind bars. The "Full House" actress reported to a federal prison in California on Oct. 30 to serve a two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal. She is settling in, but the first few days were not easy, a source who has spoken to Loughlin revealed to People in a report published Tuesday.

"She was a little weepy on her first night there," the insider said. "But she pulled herself together quickly. Now she’s resolved to finish her sentence with her head held high."

Loughlin has not received any special treatment and there has been no incident during the three weeks she has been in prison.

"She has not had any specific problems," the source explained. "No one has tried any s--t with her. No one is bullying her. The guards aren’t treating her any differently than other inmates."

In August, Loughlin was sentenced to two months and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, got five months for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as rowing recruits. In addition to her prison sentence, Loughlin was ordered to pay a $150,000 fine and complete 100 hours of community service, while undergoing two years of supervised release. Giannulli was ordered to pay a $250,000 fine, complete 250 hours of community service, and undergo two years of supervised release.

Now Loughlin is hoping that her time in prison will help her to grow as a person.

"She is using this time to focus on herself, but she’s also interested in hearing the stories of the other inmates," the source said. "She realizes she’s no better and no worse than any of them. She feels like once this is over, she can return to real life: wiser, humbler, and better."

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