Paris Hilton goes back to prison

LOS ANGELES – Paris Hilton says she is ‘learning and growing’ from her time behind bars and will not appeal her 45-day jail sentence for a probation violation in a reckless driving case.

The hotel heiress was at a maximum-security detention centre, where she was believed to have undergone medical and psychiatric evaluations to determine the best jail to keep her in. “Being in jail is by far the hardest thing I have ever done,” Hilton said in a statement released Saturday by her lawyer, Richard A.Hutton.”During the past several days, I have had a lot of time to think and I believe that I am learning and growing from this experience.”Hilton, in tears and screaming for her mother, was taken to the downtown Twin Towers detention centre Friday after a judge ordered her back to jail, ending her brief stint under house arrest at her Hollywood Hills home.The Simple Life star had been escorted from the courtroom shouting “It’s not right!” Hilton’s lawyers sought to keep her out of jail on grounds that the 26-year-old was suffering an unspecified medical condition.Superior Court Judge Michael T.Sauer suggested that could be taken care of at jail medical facilities.Hutton did not respond to repeated calls from The Associated Press to verify the statement but another Hilton attorney did confirm it was authentic.”It’s true,” attorney Steve Levine said.”I can’t comment on it.”Sheriff Lee Baca released Hilton to home detention on Thursday, just five days after she turned herself in to a different jail.His decision was criticised by the judge and a host of others.”Today, I told my attorneys not to appeal the judge’s decision,” Hilton said.”While I greatly appreciate the sheriff’s concern for my health and welfare, I intend to serve my time at LA County Jail.”Hilton’s statement thanked fans for sending her mail and said she loves and misses her family.”I must also say that I was shocked to see all of the attention devoted to the amount of time I would spend in jail for what I had done by the media, public and city officials,” her statement concluded.”I would hope going forward that the public and the media will focus on more important things like the men and women serving our country in Iraq and other places around the world.”Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said he had not seen the statement and could not discuss it on Saturday.Nampa-AP”Being in jail is by far the hardest thing I have ever done,” Hilton said in a statement released Saturday by her lawyer, Richard A.Hutton.”During the past several days, I have had a lot of time to think and I believe that I am learning and growing from this experience.”Hilton, in tears and screaming for her mother, was taken to the downtown Twin Towers detention centre Friday after a judge ordered her back to jail, ending her brief stint under house arrest at her Hollywood Hills home.The Simple Life star had been escorted from the courtroom shouting “It’s not right!” Hilton’s lawyers sought to keep her out of jail on grounds that the 26-year-old was suffering an unspecified medical condition.Superior Court Judge Michael T.Sauer suggested that could be taken care of at jail medical facilities.Hutton did not respond to repeated calls from The Associated Press to verify the statement but another Hilton attorney did confirm it was authentic.”It’s true,” attorney Steve Levine said.”I can’t comment on it.”Sheriff Lee Baca released Hilton to home detention on Thursday, just five days after she turned herself in to a different jail.His decision was criticised by the judge and a host of others.”Today, I told my attorneys not to appeal the judge’s decision,” Hilton said.”While I greatly appreciate the sheriff’s concern for my health and welfare, I intend to serve my time at LA County Jail.”Hilton’s statement thanked fans for sending her mail and said she loves and misses her family.”I must also say that I was shocked to see all of the attention devoted to the amount of time I would spend in jail for what I had done by the media, public and city officials,” her statement concluded.”I would hope going forward that the public and the media will focus on more important things like the men and women serving our country in Iraq and other places around the world.”Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said he had not seen the statement and could not discuss it on Saturday.Nampa-AP