Paris Halfway Home Already?
A Hilton has never been so glad to hear that three weeks' worth of reservations may be canceled.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Thursday that Paris Hilton's proposed 45-day stint behind bars will likely be cut in half due to the chronic overcrowding in the county jail system.
Despite the fact that a spokesman for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's office said this week that the Governator himself could only intervene in Hilton's case once all other legal channels are exhausted (and there are many), it turns out that the heiress might receive a boost from Sacramento after all, if not a full pardon.
Because of the lack of cell space, the state of California allows inmates who supposedly pose a lower-level security risk to get time off for good behavior.
This is the same loophole that allowed ex-Lost actress Michelle Rodriguez to serve less than a day of her 60-day sentence for probation violation last year. The former Tailie, like Hilton, had previously been busted for driving under the influence. (Several times, actually, in Rodriguez's case.)
While Hilton will still be treated like any other inmate while she's in jail, sheriff's department spokesman Steve Whitmore said, it's possible that she'll only be there for three weeks or so, but the theoretically exact time won't be determined until she's booked at the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood. Her sentence might also be trimmed if she stays on her best behavoir behind bars.
Whitmore's statement comes a week after department sources indicated that Hilton would serve her entire sentence and would not be eligible for an early checkout due to an overbooked jail.
She's expected to turn herself in by June 5.
After Hilton was sentenced last week, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo proclaimed that her punishment for driving with a suspended license was a testament to the fact that "nobody is above the law" in the city, and the Simple Life star herself issued a statement Wednesday that she was "ready to face the consequences of violating probation."
Well, almost ready. Her appeal is pending.
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