Former Ward 5 Councilman Harry Thomas Jr. once used public money so he could take glitzy golfing vacations. But in southeast Alabama later this week, he’ll experience another type of overnight accommodation that tax dollars fund: prison.

Thomas — who will be inmate No. 31866-016 — is set to report to a federal prison camp in Montgomery on Wednesday to serve a 38-month sentence for stealing more than $353,000 earmarked for D.C. youth sports programs. Through his attorney, he declined to comment for this story.