Paris Hilton out of Jail.

From CNN.com

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Paris Hilton was let out of jail Thursday morning, days after she began serving what was to have been a 45-day sentence for violating probation, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

Hilton must wear a monitoring bracelet and remain at her home for another 40 days, said sheriff's department spokesman Steve Whitmore.

Medical considerations "played a part" in the decision to offer Hilton home confinement for the remainder of her sentence, Whitmore said. (Watch Whitmore detail Hilton's deal Video)

He said privacy rules prohibited him from giving details about the medical issues, but celebrity Web site TMZ.com earlier quoted sources saying Hilton was refusing to eat much of the jail food served her.

Whitmore said that after "extensive consultation with medical personnel" it was decided to offer Hilton "reassignment" to home confinement, which she and her attorneys accepted. (Watch Hilton enter jail Video)

Part of the deal was that her original sentence of 45 days, which had been reduced to 23 days if she showed good behavior behind bars, would be restored to the full length. Although she reported to the jail just before midnight Sunday and departed in the early hours of Thursday, she was given credit for five days, he said. (Blog: Is this a miscarriage of justice?)

Whitmore said the decision to send Hilton home was made by a panel of officials in the sheriff's department, although the judge who sentenced her was advised of the move.

"I want to thank the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and staff of the Century Regional Detention Center for treating me fairly and professionally," said Hilton in a statement from her attorney, Richard A. Hutton. "I am going to serve the remaining 40 days of my sentence. I have learned a great deal from this ordeal and hope that others have learned from my mistakes."

Hilton was arrested on charges of drunken driving in September.

In January, she pleaded no contest to a charge of alcohol-related reckless driving. She was sentenced to three years' probation and had her license suspended.

In February, she was caught driving on a suspended license, which later was ruled a probation violation.

Hilton entered jail Sunday after attending the MTV Movie Awards, where she answered questions from the press and was the subject of host Sarah Silverman's jokes.

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what a little *****. I wouldn't doubt if she was starving herself and making herself puke on purpose. Why should they be any more lenient on her than any other inmate?

I think they should have just thrown away the key......not like society would really miss much without her!

I would have no problems with being confined to my home for 40 days (especially if I was a Hilton). House Arrest for her is no punishment at all.

I personally will never spend another night in a Hilton Hotel or one of their chains.

i was so pissed when i heard this. what does hilton do for this country other than providing porn?

holy ****, this is the gayest **** i've heard all year.

forgive my crude use of words, but im sure cpf's filter will catch it.

Damn, how did this happen??? she aint even hot, shes only a PRETTY GIRL. Good thing it wasnt a black or Mexican like Denzel or George Lopez, or else they'll have them starve to death.

Paris, just leave.

How is she even a celebrity still?

There is nothing I like about her. The only reason she's popular is because of the millions of other spoiled little brats that look up to her and will try get away with the same things.

I can see it now......teenage girls driving with a suspended license, not expecting more than house arrest if they're caught. Good example to set Paris!

Ya, and now they're sending her back to jail...poor thing was balling like a baby in the cruiser...

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Judge orders Paris Hilton back to jail
Weeping heiress screams ‘It’s not right!’ as she’s taken from courtroom

LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton was sent screaming and crying back to jail Friday after a judge ruled that she must serve out her sentence behind bars rather than in the comfort of her Hollywood Hills home.

“It’s not right!” shouted Hilton, who violated her probation in a reckless driving case. “Mom!” she cried out to her mother.

The 26-year-old hotel heiress was taken handcuffed from her home in a black-and-white police car, paparazzi sprinting in pursuit and helicopters broadcasting live from above. She entered the courtroom disheveled and weeping, hair askew, without makeup, wearing a fuzzy gray sweat shirt over slacks.

She cried throughout the hearing, dabbing her eyes, and her body shook constantly. Several times she turned to her parents, seated behind her in the courtroom, and mouthed, “I love you.” TMZ.com reported that Hilton's family will file an appeal, maybe as soon as Friday afternoon.

Hilton was taken to a treatment center at the downtown Twin Towers jail for medical and psychiatric examination to determine which facility she will be held in, said sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore.

“She’ll be there for at least a couple of days,” he said.

The sheriff later defended his decision, citing jail crowding (although Hilton was in special unit and did not have a cellmate) and what he termed “severe medical problems.”

He said he had learned from one of her doctors that she was not taking a certain medication while previously in custody, and that her “inexplicable deterioration” puzzled county psychiatrists.

Baca also charged that Hilton received a more severe sentence than the usual penalty for such a crime, but said he would not try to overrule Sauer’s decision again.

“The criminal justice system should not create a football out of Ms. Hilton’s status,” the sheriff said grimly at a press conference.

Despite being ordered to serve the remainder of her original 45-day sentence, Hilton could still be released early. Inmates are given a day off their terms for every four days of good behavior, and her days in home detention counted as time served.

Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer was calm but apparently irked by Sheriff Lee Baca’s decision to release Hilton three days into her sentence due to an unspecified “medical condition.”

“I at no time condoned the actions of the sheriff and at no time told him I approved the actions,” Sauer said. “At no time did I approve the defendant being released from custody to her home.”

Hearing sought by prosecutors
The hearing was requested by the city attorney’s office, which had prosecuted Hilton and wanted Baca held in contempt for releasing Hilton despite Sauer’s express order that she must serve her time in jail. The judge took no action on the contempt request.

A member of the county counsel’s staff said Baca was willing to come to court with medical personnel. The judge did not take him up on the offer.

Assistant City Attorney Dan F. Jeffries argued that Hilton’s incarceration was purely up to the judge. “Her release after only three days erodes confidence in the judicial system,” he said.

Hilton’s attorney, Richard Hutton, implored the judge to order a hearing in his chambers to hear testimony about Hilton’s medical condition before making a decision. The judge did not respond to that suggestion.

Another of her attorneys, Steve Levine, said, “The sheriff has determined that because of her medical situation, (jail) is a dangerous place for her.”

“The court’s role here is to let the Sheriff’s Department run the jail,” he said.

Judge didn't receive papers from sheriff
The judge interrupted several times to say that he had received a call last Wednesday from an undersheriff informing him that Hilton had a medical condition and that he would submit papers to the judge to consider. He said the papers never arrived.

Every few minutes, the judge would interrupt proceedings, state the time on the clock, and note that the papers still had not arrived.

He also noted that he had heard that a private psychiatrist visited Hilton in jail, and he wondered if that person played a role in deciding her medical needs.

The last attorney to speak was another deputy city attorney, David Bozanich, who declared, “This is a simple case. There was a court order. The Sheriff’s Department chose to violate that order. There is no ambiguity.”

Hilton’s twisted jailhouse saga began Sept. 7, when she failed a sobriety test after police saw her weaving down a street in her Mercedes-Benz on what she said was a late-night hamburger run.

She pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months’ probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines. In the months that followed she was stopped twice while driving on a suspended license. The second stop landed her in Sauer’s courtroom.

Back before Sauer on Friday, Hilton’s entire body trembled as the final pitch was made for her further incarceration. She clutched a ball of tissue and tears ran down her face.

Seconds later, the judge announced his decision: “The defendant is remanded to county jail to serve the remainder of her 45-day sentence. This order is forthwith.”

Hilton screamed.

Eight deputies immediately ordered all spectators out of the courtroom. Hilton’s mother, Kathy, threw her arms around her husband, Rick, and sobbed uncontrollably.

Deputies escorted Hilton out of the room, holding each of her arms as she looked back.

She's back in jail.....

I saw this on the news last night! I laughed myself stupid and then had a couple drinks to celebrate!

That whiny little @#$%& makes me sick... giving her special treatment because of her "celebrity" status is a complete slap in the face to all people who have committed crimes, taken responsibility for their actions, and served their full sentences. I think they should treat her the same as any other inmate, and when someone starts screaming, crying and acting hysterical in my county's jail, they strap them into a restraint chair, and if they don't shut up after being told, they get a little taste of pepper spray. That'll teach her to shut her whiny mouth! Suck it up and take your punishment before we pepper spray your ***, you deserve it Paris!

I'm all for pepper spraying Paris Hilton, nobody has ever once taught her to be responsible for her actions... and she thinks her money can buy her way out of anything. I hope that sheriff is ashamed of himself and they run him out of office! If Paris thinks LA's jail is so awful, let's see if we can extradite her someplace with really nice jails, like Mexico or Brazil! LMAO.

Drunk Driving Penalties in Other Countries

AUSTRALIA: The names of the offenders are published in the local papers under the headline "He's Drunk and In Jail."

BULGARIA: A second conviction results in execution.

COSTA RICA: Police remove license plates from car.

EL SALVADOR: Your first offense is your last. Execution by firing squad.

ENGLAND: One-year suspension of license, a $250 fine and jail for one year.

FINLAND and SWEDEN: Automatic jail for one year at hard labor.

FRANCE: Three-year loss of license, one year in jail, $1,000 fine.

MALAYA: The driver is jailed. If he is married, his wife is jailed too.

NORWAY: Three weeks in jail at hard labor, one-year loss of license. If second offense within five years, license is revoked for life.

POLAND: Jail and fines, and forced attendance at political lectures.

RUSSIA: Revoked for life.

SOUTH AFRICA: A 10 year prison sentence and the equivalent of a $10,000 fine or both.

TURKEY: Drunk drivers are taken 20 miles from town by the police and are forced to walk back under escort.

USA: Two days without a cell phone