LOS ANGELES — Kiefer Sutherland was sentenced to 48 days in jail for racking up a second drunken-driving arrest in three years and immediately reported to a city lockup.
The star of the Fox TV drama “24” was being processed at the Glendale city jail, said officer John Balian.
Sutherland, 40, who pleaded no contest in October to driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit of .08, appeared in court with his attorney and politely answered the judge’s questions, said assistant city attorney Dan Jeffries.
His request to serve his time at the Glendale city jail was granted Wednesday and he was ordered to complete the sentence by March 30, Jeffries said.
The actor was already on probation for a 2004 drunken-driving arrest when he was stopped by police as he left a Hollywood industry party at the trendy Area nightclub on Sept. 25. Authorities said he failed a field sobriety test after being pulled over for making an illegal U-turn.
The Glendale jail is a minimum-security facility with 48 cells, each of them measuring 10 feet by 8 feet.
The actor is classified as an “inmate worker” and will be required to perform duties in the laundry room and help prepare food for inmates in the kitchen area.
Sutherland will also have access to an outdoor area and be allowed two visitors per day.
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