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

The reality show star, who checked into a women's jail at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, was released at 4:37 p.m. "based on her sentence and federal guidelines," Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Maribel Rizo said without elaborating.

Under a federal court mandate to manage jail crowding, people sentenced to 30 days or less for a nonviolent offense are usually released within 12 hours, the Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

Richie, 25, was originally sentenced to 96 hours in jail, but that was reduced to 90 hours because of time served when she was arrested.