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Hilton doing well after first night in jail
Paris Hilton’s lawyer reports that Hilton is doing well after her first night in jail. The 26-year-old turned herself in on Sunday just after 11:30 p.m. to the Century Regional Detention Facility in Los Angeles to serve her time for violation of probation following a DUI.
Steve Whitmore, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman, said that Hilton was very cooperative. "Her demeanor was helpful. She was focused; she was cooperative," Whitmore said.
The hotel heiress traded her designer cloths for an orange jumpsuit and was placed in the "special needs" unit of the jail where she will spend her 23 days of jail time in solitary confinement. Hilton will spend 23 hours a day in her cell. The only time she is allowed outside her cell is one hour in which she can take a shower, use the phone, watch TV, or spend time outside.
"She's using this time to reflect on her life, to see what she can do to make the world better and hopefully, in my opinion, to change the attitudes that exist about her among many people," Hilton’s attorney Richard A. Hutton said.
"If she was an ordinary citizen she would have been placed in the general population. ... She'd be living in a dorm with 30, 40, 50 other women and the time would pass pretty quick," said Hutton. "She is really being punished because of her celebrity."
The "Simple Life" star’s cell has two bunks, a sink, toilet, one window and a table. The "special needs" unit is specifically reserved for police officers, public officials, and celebrities.
The judge ruled that Hilton would not be allowed any work releases or furloughs. Although Hilton believes her sentence was to harsh, she is taking responsibility her attorney said.
"She knows it's wrong, but her attitude is, 'I'm going to come in here, I'm going to do my time, I'm going to get it over with and I'm going to show the world who I really am,'" Hutton said.
