http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2097851,00.html
Thursday June 7, 2007
Paris Hilton was released from prison today after serving just three days of her 45-day sentence, but has been placed under house arrest.
The socialite and hotel heiress, jailed for driving offences, was admitted to the Century regional detention facility in Los Angeles just after 11.30pm on Sunday. Hilton had originally been sentenced to 45 days in jail, but this was reduced to 23 for good behaviour.
At 2:09am on Thursday morning, Hilton, 26, was "reassigned" to the LA County probation department for medical reasons, and fitted with an electronic tag as part of her punishment.
Hilton has now been fitted with an electronic ankle bracelet and will serve the remainder of her 45-day sentence at her home. She has 40 days left, as the LA authorities have counted Sunday night and Thursday morning towards her sentence.
The actor, author, model and star of reality TV show, The Simple Life, pleaded no contest (a guilty plea) in January to charges of alcohol-related reckless driving and was sentenced to three years' probation. She was stopped by the California highway patrol for speeding in February and charged with violating her probation.
Hilton turned herself into the authorities on Sunday night, almost walking off the red carpet at the MTV movie awards in Hollywood and going straight to the detention centre. She was held in a separate unit for high-profile inmates, away from the general prison population.
Critics and friends of Hilton have been debating how her stay in prison will affect her career. She is reported to have been paid $500,000 (£251,200) to keep a prison diary, but others fear the short spell will finish her lucrative career.
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