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Lindsay Lohan Released From Jail Into Rehab
By Bob Hudson
Aug 2, 2010 - 9:25:09 AM

Lindsay.What happened

Troubled soul Lindsay Lohan isn't exactly free yet. The actress was discharged at just past 1 a.m. Monday after serving 14 days of a 90-day sentence for violating her probation in a 2007 drug case. She is now required to begin a three-month stint in rehab.The 24-year-old actress was discharged at 1:35 a.m. Monday after serving 14 days of a 90-day sentence for violating the probation she was granted in a 2007 drug case. She was released to a waiting vehicle and did not have to walk out the front door. This avoided the media circus scene that occurred when Paris Hilton was released after serving 23 days of a jail stint in 2007. Hilton smiled and slapped hands with deputies who held back photographers before getting into her parent's SUV.

At  the time, inmates serving time for nonviolent offenses were serving about 10% of their sentences; that figure has now been increased to about 25 percent. Inmates like Lohan, who are serving time for nonviolent offenses typically have their stays reduced due to overcrowded jails, and are rewarded for good behavior.The judge said during Lohan's surrender on July 20 that she had no control over how long the actress would be jailed, but did require her to serve her time at a women's jail operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. A Beverly Hills judge ordered Lohan to report to rehab within a day of her release from jail, but shortened that time last week after a conference with Lohan's attorney and a prosecutor.

Lohan pleaded guilty in August 2007 to two misdemeanor counts of being under the influence of cocaine; no contest to two counts of driving with a blood-alcohol level above 0.08 percent and one count of reckless driving. She was sentenced to three years of probation.Her sentence has put several of her projects on hold, including a starring role in a Linda Lovelace bio-pic. It will also prevent her from promoting her role as a gun-toting nun in Robert Rodriguez's "Machete."