Superior Court Judge Marsha N. Revel sentenced Lindsay Lohan yesterday to 90 days in jail for repeatedly violating her parole. After she is released from jail, Lohan will also be required by the Beverly Hills judge to spend 90 days in a residential substance-abuse rehabiliation program. Lohan was arrested on two occasions in 2007 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. She will surrender and begin her jail sentence on July 20.
In determining the punishment for Lohan, Judge Revel said she considered Lohan's failure to attend her required weekly alcohol education classes. Lohan's DUI probation was extended for a year last fall to give her more time to complete them, but a class operator testified that she had missed several.
Lohan's defense attorney told the judge that, although her client had not completed her program yet or perfectly, she had changed her behavior. Lohan pleaded for another chance and told the judge that she was taking the court and her program seriously, but the judge was not swayed and believed her apology to be insincere.
In 2007, Lohan spent 84 minutes in jail after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of being under the influence of cocaine and no contest to two counts of driving with a blood-alcohol level above .08 percent and one count of reckless driving.
It is not known yet how much of Lohan's sentence she will actually spend in jail. Her sentence will likely be reduced because of jail overcrowding in California. The spokesman for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Deparment said it is typical for nonviolent female misdemeanor offenders to serve about 25 percent of their sentences. California also has a program that credits inmates for good behavior.
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Lindsay Lohan's future is on hold as she does 90 days in jail, then residential rehab (Los Angeles Times)
