The 48-year-old inmate is expected to be released to a halfway house as early as Dec. 10, Robert Snell of The Detroit News reports, citing "a source with knowledge of the situation."
Conyers has taken steps toward resuming life outside prison. She sent Happy Thanksgiving emails to friends and associates last week. On Oct. 16, she paid off $130 worth of Royal Oak parking tickets -- a step toward renewing her driver's license.
Federal inmates released to halfway houses need a driver license or state identification and must pursue employment, U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke said.
The wife of Congressman John Conyers, D-Detroit, pleaded guilty to receiving at least $6,000 for her deciding vote on a 2007 Synagro Technologies Inc. sludge contract. She drew a 37-month sentence.
Federal inmates are eligible to move to a halfway house within one year of their projected release, Snell writes.That transfer typically occurs in the last four or six months of their term.
