TheJersey Shorefamily is back together.

On Thursday,Mike “The Situation” Sorrentinowasreleased from the Otisville Federal Correctional Institutionin Otisville, New York, after completing aneight-month sentencefortax evasion.

Nicole “Snooki” Polizziwas the first to celebrate the special day, posting a screenshot of the cast’s group chat.

“Turn up we free #freesitch,” Sorrentino texted. “Excited to see you guys soon.”

“IM SCREAMINGGGGGGGGGG,” Polizzi replied. “WE F—ING LOVE YOU.”

“@mikethesituation IS BACK IN THE GROUP CHAT!!!” she captioned the post, which she later deleted.

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Sorrentino, 37,pled guiltyto one count of tax evasion in January 2018. In October 2018, he wassentenced to eight months in prisonand two years of supervised release. He was also ordered to complete 500 hours of community service and was given $123,913 in restitution, which he had already paid, plus a fine of $10,000.

In April, Polizzi, 31, gave an update on Sorrentino, revealing he wasmaking the most of his time in prisonand “having the time of his life.”

“It’s like he’s in a senior home,” she toldE! News. “He’s playing Bingo, he’s helping people recover in jail.”

“We all talk to him through an email, so I talk to him like once a week,” she continued. “He’s in the gym a lot, so he’s probably going to come out ripped. You know, he’s not going to be BDS anymore — Big Daddy Sitch — he’s [probably] going to have his six-pack again. But he’s doing good in there.”

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Speaking toPEOPLE Nowin July, theJersey Shore: Family Vacationcast said despite the circumstances, their friend was doing great and staying “so positive.”

“You know, you have to look up to him,” saidJenni “JWoww” Farley. “He’ll email me back and he’s like, ‘What’s up, little sis?’ And I’m just like, ‘How are you this positive in the situation that you’re in?’ But he is.”

“We truly believe that the comeback is ALWAYS greater than the setback and we can’t wait to show the world ours,” they added.

source: people.com