People reported that Nicole Richie spent only 82 minutes in prison last Thursday because the prison was overcrowded. Richie was supposed to serve a 4-day sentence for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Richie, who is now 5-months pregnant, was accompanied by her lawyer, and her boyfriend Joel Madden, when she checked in to the prison in Lynwood, California. The Sheriff checked in the star at 3:15 pm and she was released at 4:37 pm. The Sheriff declared, "Miss Richie was cooperative during the process."
Richie was released by lowering her sentence, a ruling that came from the federal court.
According to the Sheriff’s policies, a woman who is not violent, and has a sentence that is less than 30 days, can be checked in and out in less than twelve hours.