Teresa Giudice asks to serve prison term in halfway house

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice is petitioning to serve most of her federal prison sentence in a halfway house.

A lawyer for Giudice filed a letter with a judge in Newark, New Jersey, this week, asking for a recommendation that she serve 12 months in a halfway house.

Giudice was sentenced to 15 months in prison after she plead guilty in March to bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy. Her husband, Giuseppe "Joe" Giudice, was sentenced to 41 months.

The government opposes Teresa Giudice's request. Prosecutors wrote in a filing Tuesday that the judge recommended prison time at the Oct. 2 sentencing hearing.

Giudice has also requested to be housed at a prison camp facility in West Virginia or Danbury, Connecticut, instead of a detention facility in Manhattan or Brooklyn.

Earlier this month, she told "Watch What Happens Live" host Andy Cohen that she was initially stunned by her prison sentence.

"I mean, of course, I was shocked [at the sentencing]," she said. "You know, it was very unexpected. I don't even know what to say. I really don't know what to say."

Giudice and her husband can serve their sentences consecutively, so that one parent can remain at home and care for their four daughters, who range in ages from 5 to 13, while the other parent serves their sentence. Teresa has been ordered to serve her sentence first, and is currently due to report for her prison term on Jan. 5.