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Nicole Ritchie, in attempt to salvage her last 3 minutes of fame before she vanishes off the Hollywood radar due to motherhood, wants to prove to you that’s she’s responsible. And that she’s a role model.

Nicole Richie has stated that she wants to do her time in the Los Angeles County jail.

Nicole’s lawyer contacted the county Sheriff’s Department earlier this week, according to reports, and has stated the reality TV star wants to serve her four-day sentence in “da county” instead than a city jail, sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said Thursday. Cause in the county, you know everybo-day (Ice Cube reference there).

Whitmore said he had no additional details about when Richie might surrender to begin the time behind bars that she must finish by Sept. 28.

In the county slam, inmates often serve only a fraction of their sentence for various reasons, including overcrowding and good behavior. The county also has a special women’s-only facility in Lynwood. It’s the same place where Richie’s friend Paris Hilton recently finished up a 23-day stay for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

Whether Hilton recommended the jail for its upscale amenities is unknown.

Richie was arrested in December for driving the wrong way on a freeway in Burbank.

The daughter of Lionel Richie, who confirmed earlier this week that she’s pregnant, pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge in a deal with prosecutors that helped her avoid a potential year in jail on her second DUI conviction. The “Simple Life” star was sentenced to do 90 hours, either in county jail or at any city jail in the county that would accept her.