Jailed Gwinnett commissioner back in Atlanta

Oct. 19, 2012 - Duluth - Former Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter displays a variety of emotions as she talks about her bribery conviction during an interview at her home. She is waiting to report to federal prison to serve a 33-month sentence. BOB ANDRES BANDRES@AJC.COM Former Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter

Credit: Arielle Kass

Credit: Arielle Kass

Oct. 19, 2012 - Duluth - Former Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter displays a variety of emotions as she talks about her bribery conviction during an interview at her home. She is waiting to report to federal prison to serve a 33-month sentence. BOB ANDRES BANDRES@AJC.COM Former Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter

Shirley Lasseter, the former Gwinnett County commissioner who was sent to prison for bribery, has been released to an Atlanta halfway house.

Lasseter is now at the Dismas Charities home in Atlanta, assistant director Reginald Brown confirmed. He would not say when she arrived. Lasseter, 66, is scheduled to be released from custody next May.

The facility has more than 200 people, Brown said, and is a re-entry program for offenders. Lasseter was sentenced to 33 months in prison in the fall of 2012 after she pleaded guilty to accepting $36,500 in bribes.

At the time, more people were expected to be caught up in the federal corruption probe, but the investigation appears to have stalled.