August 25, 2007 12:00am
LINDSAY Lohan will spend a day behind bars after two arrests for drink-driving.
But TV star Nicole Richie has been released after just 82 minutes of her 90 hours for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Lohan's lawyers yesterday reached a plea deal that would also see her serve 10 days of community service, and complete drug treatment and a three-day coroner program.
That program will include a visit to the morgue and talking to victims of drunk drivers.
Lohan, who did not appear, said in a statement: "It is clear to me my life has become completely unmanageable because I am addicted to alcohol and drugs.
"Today I took responsibility by pleading guilty to the charges.
"I thank God I did not injure others -- I easily could have."
Lohan was charged yesterday with seven counts from two drink-driving arrests in two months.
LA Superior Court Judge Chester Horn also placed her on 36 months' probation.
Judge Horn and said Lohan, 21, must complete an 18-month alcohol education program and pay hundreds of dollars in fines.
He ordered her to serve four days in jail on the charges but reduced it to two days, and gave her a day of credit for time served.
Lohan must have her day in jail before January 18.
Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers said if Lohan were convicted again of driving under the influence, she would receive a mandatory 120-day jail sentence.
Prosecutors said serious drug charges were not filed as tests showed there was not enough cocaine on her to warrant them.
Lohan's lawyer, Blair Berk, entered pleas on her client's behalf.
She pleaded guilty to two counts of being under the influence of cocaine, no contest to two of driving with a blood-alcohol level above .08 and one of reckless driving.
A no-contest plea is neither an admission of guilt nor a denial.
Lohan was arrested in May in Beverly Hills and July in Santa Monica. Both times, the amount of cocaine tested was below the .05g required for felony charges.
Both arrests were followed by trips to rehab.
Lohan crashed her Mercedes into a tree on Sunset Boulevard in May and fled to seek medical treatment.
She checked into the Promises rehabilitation centre in Malibu, but left after six weeks.
Only 11 days later, she was arrested after a 911 call by the mother of her former personal assistant, who said she was being chased by a vehicle.
Police later identified Lohan as the driver, saying her blood-alcohol level was between 0.12 and 0.13.
Richie didn't even make it into a cell. Pregnant to rocker Joel Madden, she checked into LA Century Regional Detention Facility at 3.15pm and was out by 4.37pm.
Her time was spent getting booked, having her mugshot taken and submitting her fingerprints.
A Federal Court mandate to manage jail crowding means anyone sentenced to 30 days or less for non-violent offences is usually released within 12 hours.
Richie was sentenced to 96 hours in jail, but that was reduced to 90 because of time served.
She was arrested on December 11 after driving her Mercedes the wrong way on a freeway.