The AP reports that the federal Bureau of Prisons had decided to send Martha Stewart to a federal prison in Alderson, W.Va., a minimum-security women's prison that houses about 1,000 inmates. Stewart's request to serve her five-month sentence in Danbury, Conn., close to her home in Westport, was apparently not honored.

According to the article, the Alderson camp (a.k.a. "Camp Cupcake") was chosen largely because of its remote location, which was desirable in that it would not be as easily accessible to the media.

The article notes that:

--Alderson, "nicknamed Camp Cupcake," is known for its open environment. There are no metal fences surrounding the camp.

--Stewart will be expected to work at jobs such as grounds maintenance, sanitation and food services, and will earn between 12 cents and 40 cents an hour at these jobs.

--Free time can be spent playing volleyball, softball or tennis, or doing aerobics.