Legal Commentary

Lindsay Lohan: Ready for Jail?

By Jeralyn

From news reports, Linsday Lohan sounds ready for jail tomorrow. In a tweet about her father, who is urging an appeal of her sentence, she writes: "I am in a great place and he only brings negativity in my world."

Where will she go? The media consensus seems to be Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, CA, where Paris Hilton served her sentence. Her 90 days, according to some sources, could be cut to 25% with good time or early release.

She is set to be housed in a 12-foot-by-8-foot cell in the 2,200-bed facility's special needs unit, where she would live in isolation for her own safety. Inmates must wear orange jumpsuits with no jewelry and are given a minimal set of toiletries. Lohan will be served her meals in her cell and will be allowed outside the 12-foot-by-8-foot space for at least an hour each day. She will not be allowed to use a computer or a cellphone.

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Nonviolent female misdemeanor offenders typically serve only about 25 percent of their sentences due to jail overcrowding and a state program that credits inmates for good behavior, the Associated Press quoted the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore as saying.

According to the NBC link above, that means 23 days.

Assuming that's where she goes, if you'd like to write to her, the address is: Inmate name and Booking Number, 11705 S. Alameda St., Lynwood, Ca. 90262.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on July 19, 2010 (boomark / email).