Redmond O’Neal

Redmond O’Neal has been given a Get Out of Jail Free card.

The question is, does he know what to do with it?

O’Neal, 24, has been given the option of entering Los Angeles county’s drug court program, which would get him out of prison if he stays clean, attends his court appearances and does well in rehab.

That means as long as he stays clean, he can avoid prison.

If he screws up, however, he’s looking at up to four years in jail.

Redmond O’Neal, Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal’s extremely troubled son, appeared in court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to charges he carried drugs into a California jail.

DUDE! You TOLD the cop you had heroin on you. How is that “Not Guilty”?

Are you pulling the “It wasn’t mine” defense?

Redmond O’Neal was allowed to leave jail for three hours over the weekend to see his mother Farrah Fawcett who is currently battling cancer.

The visit was supervised by a sergeant and deputy who drove him to his mother’s house and then returned him to prison.