Mindy McCready released from jail

Country singer served about 30 days for violating probation on drug charge

John Russell / AP file	Country singer Mindy McCready was released from jail for violating her probation on a 2004 drug charge.

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updated 5:24 p.m. ET Oct. 31, 2008

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Mindy McCready has been released from jail after serving about 30 days for violating probation on a 2004 drug charge.

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Department says the country singer was released Friday morning. She only had to serve about half of her 60-day sentence because of credits she received for good behavior and doing janitorial work in the jail.

The 32-year-old singer was accused in June of falsifying her community service records and charged with violating her probation.

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McCready received a suspended three-year sentence in 2004 for fraudulently obtaining prescription painkillers.