Probation Extensions... Fair?

Earlier today a Los Angeles county judge extended Nicole Richie's probation for her 2006 DUI (while driving the wrong way on a freeway, mind you) until March of 2011. Although the probation was scheduled to terminate during July 2010, the alcohol education program supposedly had excused several of her absences in order to deliver and care for her two children. The judge said she would terminate the program earlier if she finishes the required number of classes before the deadline.