US Bureau of Prisons gives Libby his inmate number

Though Scooter Libby is still fighting to overturn his jail sentence, regardless of the fact he was found guilty on four counts by a grand jury, the US Bureau of Prisons has issued Cheney's former Chief of Staff an inmate number.  Libby will be inmate No. 28301-016:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has notindicated how quickly it will rule. Lawyers in the case said Libby hadnot yet been assigned to a prison or given a date to surrender.

Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald opposes Libby's bid to delay hisprison term. He says Libby does not have a good chance of having hisconviction overturned and should begin serving prison time immediately.

If Libby does go to jail, it is still uncertain where he will serve out his prison sentence.  Usually, according to this same article, inmates tend to serve within 200 miles of their home.  So we're probably looking at him serving somewhere in Virginia or Maryland.

Still, this does not stop conservative newspapers from asking the President to pardon Libby, and in one case even giving Bush advice on how to play it.