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05-19-07, 07:04 PM
REPORT: Paris Hilton’s sentence was reduced from 45 days to 23 days.
Lucky for Paris, this story is TRUE! Her sentence was shortened after jail officials gave her credit for good behavior. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore tells Usmagazine.com this lessened sentence (contingent upon her also behaving while incarcerated) is standard protocol afforded to every person sentenced in California due to overcrowding in jails. “Anybody that receives a sentence in the state of California gets time off for what is called good time/work time, which is shorthand for good behavior,” Whitmore says. Officials considered several factors in calculating the credit, including that she actually appeared for her latest court date.
REPORT: Paris is appealing her sentence.
This story is now FALSE! Though Hilton initially called the sentence unfair, and lawyers representing her filed a notice to appeal the sentence, on May 17 her attorney notified the Los Angeles Superior Court that she is dropping her appeal effort.
REPORT: The heiress will be housed in a celebrity area.
Turns out, even jails have VIP sections. So this one is TRUE! The hotel heiress will spend about 23 days in a "special needs housing unit" that contains 12 two-person cells reserved for police officers, public officials, celebrities and other high-profile inmates.
REPORT: Paris is getting special treatment in prison.
This rumor is FALSE. Just because she'll be staying in the "special" section doesn't mean she'll be treated any better. Paris will not receive any favors because she is a celebrity, according to Whitmore. "She will be treated like any other inmate who's classified as a low-level security risk," he has said.
http://usmagazine.com/paris_hilton_true_false
Lucky for Paris, this story is TRUE! Her sentence was shortened after jail officials gave her credit for good behavior. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore tells Usmagazine.com this lessened sentence (contingent upon her also behaving while incarcerated) is standard protocol afforded to every person sentenced in California due to overcrowding in jails. “Anybody that receives a sentence in the state of California gets time off for what is called good time/work time, which is shorthand for good behavior,” Whitmore says. Officials considered several factors in calculating the credit, including that she actually appeared for her latest court date.
REPORT: Paris is appealing her sentence.
This story is now FALSE! Though Hilton initially called the sentence unfair, and lawyers representing her filed a notice to appeal the sentence, on May 17 her attorney notified the Los Angeles Superior Court that she is dropping her appeal effort.
REPORT: The heiress will be housed in a celebrity area.
Turns out, even jails have VIP sections. So this one is TRUE! The hotel heiress will spend about 23 days in a "special needs housing unit" that contains 12 two-person cells reserved for police officers, public officials, celebrities and other high-profile inmates.
REPORT: Paris is getting special treatment in prison.
This rumor is FALSE. Just because she'll be staying in the "special" section doesn't mean she'll be treated any better. Paris will not receive any favors because she is a celebrity, according to Whitmore. "She will be treated like any other inmate who's classified as a low-level security risk," he has said.
http://usmagazine.com/paris_hilton_true_false