Skelos still has more than two years remaining on his 51-month prison sentence for a host of charges, including bribery and extortion.
He had been staying at the federal prison at Otisville, New York.
The prison has a medium-security facility and an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp.
The 72-year-old will serve out the rest of his sentence from home.
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