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The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice covers the latest issue of Us Weekly with husband, Joe, 44, and daughters Milania, 9, and Audriana, 5. (Daughters Gia, 14, and Gabriella, 10, were cropped from the magazine’s cover).

The family picture was taken inside Danbury Federal Prison Mar. 15. The mom-of-four, 42, has been incarcerated since Jan. 5 for fraud.

The reality star begins each day with a 6 a.m. wakeup call and then puts on her khaki uniform. Next, Teresa reports to the cafeteria for breakfast and then hits the gym for the first of three workouts.

“She exercises after every meal. It’s like a low-budget spa. They do spin classes, ab classes. She’s getting pretty ripped up,” Joe says, adding that other inmates “give her space.”

And when family comes to visit, Teresa puts on a smiling face. “She comes out with her smile, with a little wave,” Joe shares.

Teresa’s daughters make nightly phone calls to their mom and drive 80 miles a week to visit her in Connecticut.

“I cry more than the girls,” Joe says. “I pretty much cry every time I leave. Like a little baby.”

During their six-hour reunions, the reality star mom helps her daughters with their homework while the younger ones take turns sitting on her lap.

“It’s not horrible place,” Joe explains. “She never says anything bad.”

For the most part, Teresa is staying strong for her family. She emails with her daughters regularly, though her youngest, Audriana, “thinks she’s working,” Joe shares.

“I miss Joe and my girls terribly,” adds Teresa (through her lawyer).