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June 7, 2007, 9:50 am Paris Hilton Leaves Prison for House Arrest
By Mike Nizza
After spending five nights in jail, Paris Hilton was released early this morning and put under house arrest, The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department announced today.
"She has fulfilled her obligation," said Steve Whitmore, the department's spokesman. "She has paid her debt to society."
The decision was made after "extensive consultations with medical personnel," Mr. Whitmore said. "This is certainly not unprecedented."
He refused to offer any further details, citing confidentiality laws.
According to the plans, she will finish the original sentence of 45 days in her own house with a tracker attached to an ankle. Her reduced jail term for violating probation on an alcohol-related driving charge was 23 days.
The deal was struck after several meetings with her lawyer and another on Wednesday that included the medical director for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, The New York Post reported.
On Monday, a lawyer for the hotel heiress said that she "was doing well under the circumstances," but her condition apparently crumbled after that.
The Post said she was seen crying as she cracked "under the pressure of prison," according to unidentified people. A blogger at The Los Angeles Times saw a lesson for everyone: "Crying works! Who knew?"
TMZ, the gossip blog that follows Ms. Hilton with unmatched zeal, was first to report the news, citing "unimpeachable sources."
According to earlier TMZ reports, Ms. Hilton was unable to sleep until last night, which would make a prediction by Heidi Fleiss, the former Hollywood madam, extraordinarily prescient, if the report is confirmed.
"When she wakes up it will be over," she said.