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Teresa Giudice sentenced to 15 months in prison

The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" will start looking more like "Lockdown" now that reality TV stars Joe and Teresa Giudice are going to prison.

A federal judge in Newark provided the latest plot twist Thursday when she sentenced hot-tempered Teresa to 15 months in prison and ordered the couple to pay restitution of $414,588 for tax fraud and conspiracy.

Judge Esther Salas slapped Teresa with the stiff sentence after turning down a request that she do her time at her tacky Towaco, N.J. mansion — and after she sentenced Joe to 41 months in prison.

Minutes earlier, Teresa broke down in tears and shed her tough girl TV persona and told the judge she was terrified about going to jail.

"I'm not gonna deny it, I'm so scared, I'm really scared," she said. "I'm a good woman of faith and heritage."

Sobbing hard now, Teresa added, "This is not how I was raised. I will make this right, your honor."

Teresa, who faced up to 27 months behind bars, will do her “Orange is the New Black” stint first so Joe can take care of their four daughters.