( CNN ) -- Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. called his lawyer Monday night to come back to prison and pick him up . He said his early entry into the facility was being held up by an administrative issue , according to his attorney , CK Hoffler . She told reporters Tuesday in Atlanta that Jackson , once a rising Democratic star and son of the famous civil rights figure , was n't trying to duck the media by sneaking into prison early . He just figured the sooner he started his 30-month sentence , the sooner he would be able to get back to his family , Hoffler said . Confusion arose when Hoffler 's office issued a news release on Monday evening saying Jackson had reported to prison in North Carolina . The statement included his prisoner number . But prison officials said Jackson did n't become a prisoner until Tuesday morning . Hoffler said she and North Carolina Rep. G.K. Butterfield accompanied Jackson to the prison and were there when he reported . But they left , and Hoffler headed to the airport to catch a flight back to Atlanta . Jackson called her and told her he would n't be admitted that night . She came back and took him to a hotel . They re-reported at 10 a.m. A Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman said Tuesday that Jackson , whose political career imploded over the use of campaign finances to support lavish personal spending , entered a federal prison camp in Butner . The former Illinois congressman had been ordered to report to a federal prison camp or correctional institution no earlier than November 1 . Hoffler said his legal team communicated with the bureau of prisons to let officials know Jackson wanted to come early . She did n't specify what method of communication was used . She drove Jackson from Washington on Sunday and took him to the prison on Monday evening . `` He did n't just show up early , '' she told reporters . `` It was our understanding and it still is that he would have been able to report early -- and ultimately he did . '' Jackson , 48 , was sentenced in August to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to misuse of $ 750,000 in campaign funds , money that went to personal expenses like vacations , fur coats and movie memorabilia . His wife , Sandra Jackson , pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns that failed to account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxable income . She was sentenced to 12 months in prison . Jackson has promised to pay $ 200,000 toward his $ 750,000 fraud judgment by November 1 , according to court documents . Filed last week , the documents show that Jackson has so far been unable to meet his financial obligations in the judgment and has promised to sell a property he owns in Washington in order to start paying it off . The filing requests that Jackson be given until June 2014 to pay the full amount . He will need to submit a status report by mid-May . The property Jackson is promising to sell is in Washington 's costly Dupont Circle neighborhood . Jackson could also be forced to sell a property in Chicago . CNN 's Cristy Lenz and Tina Burnside contributed to this report .
NEW : Lawyer says he tried to report but was turned away because of administrative issue . NEW : Jesse Jackson Jr. spends night in hotel then came back to N.C. facility next day . NEW : He was n't trying to avoid the media , attorney says . The former Illinois congressman was sentenced to 30 months for misuse of campaign funds .