Lauryn Hill has just been sentenced to three months in prison for tax evasion. It seems that she is likely to serve the full term, and after she is released she will officially be on parole for a year. For the first three months after her release she will have to stay at home, and for the rest of the year she will have to report to a parole officer regularly.
Lauryn Hill will be in a minimum security prison as she is not a threat to public safety. The inmates in Danbury prison spend a lot of time outdoors doing various jobs.
Lauryn Hill was convicted of failing to pay almost $2 million in taxes. She did not deny the charge but said she was unable to pay the money when she gave up her musical career to bring up her children. She also claimed that she had done a lot of charity work, but the judge said this was not a reason for evading taxes.