Nicole Richie freed from jail in 82 minutes

Nicole Richie was released from a California jail after serving just 82 minutes of a four-day sentence for driving under the influence of drugs.

The reality show star, who checked into jail in the Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood at 3.15pm local time yesterday, was released at 4.37pm “based on her sentence and federal guidelines”, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Maribel Rizo said, without elaborating.