Nicole Richie Was ‘Pleasantly Surprised’ By Her 82 Minute Lock-Up

 

So, I know this is old news already, but I’ve been away and I still wanted to get this up.  On Thursday, Nicole Richie accompanied by her boyfriend Joel Madden entered the jail in Lynwood, Calif., at 3:15 p.m. She was processed into the system and released at 4:37 p.m.  Nicole was “pleasantly surprised” to be released after serving 82 minutes of her four-day jail sentence for a second DUI conviction, her lawyer said Friday. 

“Nicole was aware that most people with sentences similar to hers are booked and released in a matter of hours and she was hoping to be treated like everyone else,” attorney Shawn Chapman Holley said in a statement. “Nevertheless, she was prepared to serve her entire four-day sentence had the Sheriff’s Department required her to do so.”

Kerri Webb, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s department told PEOPLE that Richie “was released early due to overcrowding in the jail system. This is standard procedure for nonviolent offenders.” 

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