Nicole Richie Reports To Jail; Released 82 Minutes Later

Almost as soon as she turned herself in to sheriff’s deputies, Nicole Richie was a free woman.

Nicole spent 82 minutes behind bars today to complete her jail sentence stemming from her DUI arrest, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department confirmed to Access Hollywood.

According to her booking sheet, Richie was booked into the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.

She was released at 4:37 p.m.

Richie’s manager Benny Medina confirmed the socialite had turned herself in.

“It really was Nicole’s wish to adhere to all specific requests of the judicial system. She did everything she was asked and exactly how the way they requested,” Medina told Access.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released the following statement to Access Hollywood:

“At this time, the criteria for a female arrestee sentenced to 30 days or less for a non violent offense is as follows” the arrestee is booked, screened and usually released within 12 hours. This procedure is based on jail overcrowding to manage population levels mandated by Federal Court guidelines.”

On July 27, Richie pled guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and was sentenced to four days in jail by a judge who said she was lucky nobody was killed when she drove the wrong way on a freeway.

She was also given three years probation.

The Century Regional Detention Facility is the same jail where her “Simple Life” co-star and gal pal Paris Hilton served her recent sentence for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

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