Red Carpet Jail Terms

They glide past velvet ropes, maintain a stable of assistants to cater to their every need and collect thousands of dollars in freebies just for showing up at publicity events.

And now we find out they seem to have get-out-of-jail free cards for whenever they misbehave. Ah, to be rich and infamous.

was sentenced to one day in jail last week after entering guilty and no-contest pleas to drug and drunken-driving charges. If she has the luck of — who served only 82 minutes of her four-day sentence — Lindsay ought to get sprung after about half an hour. Why even turn off the car?

This follows the prison misadventures of , who ended up serving only about 22 days of her 45-day sentence. And that came after much hand-wringing and second-guessing following the sheriff’s initial decision to spring her only three days into her bid.

All this convict coddling has many wondering if stars are getting off with wrist slaps as soon as the wrist bracelets come off. Not so, prison officials and experts say.

“Paris would have gotten out early if she was plain Jane,” he told CBS News after her release. “She did as much time as a normal person would have done.”

For her part, Lindsay was able to escape a stiffer sentence by reaching an agreement with prosecutors that had her pleading guilty only to misdemeanors.

And it’s not just L.A. Now we have Atlanta Falcons quarterback pleading guilty to federal dog-fighting charges that involve drowning and hanging under-performing mutts. Five years in lockup is a possibility, but prosecutors say they’ll suggest he serve just 18 months or so.