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| Singer Doherty released from jail | Singer Doherty released from jail |
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| Singer Pete Doherty has been released from prison after serving 29 days of a 14-week sentence for breaching the terms of his probation. | Singer Pete Doherty has been released from prison after serving 29 days of a 14-week sentence for breaching the terms of his probation. |
| The Babyshambles frontman, who had been in Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London, told reporters he was glad to be out. | |
| Doherty was sent to prison last month after missing appointments with his probation officers. | Doherty was sent to prison last month after missing appointments with his probation officers. |
| He had been given a suspended sentence for drugs and driving offences. | He had been given a suspended sentence for drugs and driving offences. |
| His supervision order required him to make regular visits to court for progress reports, as well as take part in a drug rehabilitation programme. | His supervision order required him to make regular visits to court for progress reports, as well as take part in a drug rehabilitation programme. |
| Glastonbury appearance | |
| After he was jailed, Doherty was forced to postpone a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, which would have been his biggest solo show yet. | |
| The show is due to be rescheduled and all tickets will be valid for the new date. | |
| The singer would have missed his scheduled appearance at the Glastonbury Festival had he served the full sentence. | The singer would have missed his scheduled appearance at the Glastonbury Festival had he served the full sentence. |
| On his release from Wormwood Scrubs, Doherty said he was looking forward to having a drink and spending some time with his cats. | |
| He showed the media a certificate confirming he had passed a drugs test while serving his sentence. | |
| When asked if he had taken drugs in jail, he said: "Well, I knew it was going to be a bit rough to start with, with the overcrowding and the medical facilities. | |
| "Although they do their best - they are good, they can't really cater for the average junkie." | |
| The musician also described life in prison as "a lot of gangsters and Radio 4", and borrowed a reporter's phone to arrange a lift. |