Lil’ Kim sentenced to a year in prison after being convicted last year of lying to a federal grand jury about a 2001 shootout, is getting out early on good behavior. Kim, known to the folks at the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center by her full name, Kimberly Jones, is due to be sprung on Monday (July 3, 2006) at 6 a.m. She will remain under house arrest for an additional 30 days.

“I am thrilled to be coming home,” the 30-year-old hip-hopster says via publicist Tracy Nguyen. “I thank all my fans for all their letters, as well as my family and friends for all their support throughout the past 10 months.”

“We are pleased that Kim is coming home to start the next phase of her life,” her entertainment lawyer, L. Londell McMillan, adds. “She has accepted responsibility and handled herself in an exemplary manner.” source