Richie Squirts Out of Jailhouse in 82 Minutes

(Newser) – Nicole Richie was in and out of the jailhouse yesterday in less time than it takes to get her highlights done. The pregnant socialite was sentenced to four days after she pleaded no contest to a DUI rap, but spent just 82 minutes being processed, providing fingerprints and posing for a mug shot. She never made it to her cell, AP reports.

Under a court order requiring prisons to reduce overcrowding, nonviolent female offenders sentenced to less than 30 days are typically locked up for less than 12 hours, according to a statement by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Richie was arrested in December for driving the wrong way on a freeway and admitted to being high on pot and the painkiller Vicodin.

Source Los Angeles Times

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In this photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department, Nicole Richie is seen in a booking mug shot taken Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007. Richie was released from jail Thursday just 82 minutes... (Associated Press)

Nicole Richie departs the courthouse in Glendale, Calif., Friday, July 27, 2007. Richie was released from jail Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007, just 82 minutes after the pregnant TV reality star checked in for... (Associated Press)

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Reality TV star Nicole Richie, with her boyfriend Joel Madden at her side, appears before Superior Court Commissioner Steven K. Lubell in this courtroom drawing Friday, July 27, 2007, in Glendale, Calif.,... (Associated Press)

Reality TV star Nicole Richie appears before Superior Court Commissioner Steven K. Lubell in this courtroom drawing Friday, July 27, 2007, in Glendale, Calif., where she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor... (Associated Press)

This file photo released by the Glendale Police Department, shows Nicole Richie's booking mug after her arrest Dec. 11, 2006, for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, in Glendale,... (Associated Press)

Nicole Richie leaves the courthouse in Glendale, Calif., on the arm of her boyfriend Joel Madden, Friday, July 27, 2007. Richie pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and was sentenced... (Associated Press)

Nicole Richie arrives at the courthouse in Glendale, Calif., Friday, July 27, 2007. Richie, 25, arrived at the courthouse Friday to deal with a DUI charge initially filed nearly eight months ago. ... (Associated Press)

In this handout photo released by CBS, reality television star Nicole Richie talks to host David Letterman on the set of the "Late Show with David Letterman," Wednesday, June 6, 2007, in New York. Richie... (Associated Press)