Paris Hilton may go back to jail

Heiress Paris Hilton- who was released from California's Century Regional
Detention Facility yesterday (07.06.07) for unspecified medical reasons and
put on 40-day house arrest after serving just five days of her sentence -
has been ordered to report to the Los Angeles Superior Court at 9am today
(08.06.07).

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Prosecutors seek to hold sheriff's officials in contempt for releasing her early from jail.

Hilton will be brought in a sheriff's vehicle from her Hollywood Hills home, said Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini.

A judge will hear her case for "reassignment" to house arrest and decide if
she should return to prison.

Steve Whitmore, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department,
said her "reassignment" from her 8ft by 12ft cell to her luxury home was
made after "extensive consultations" with jail doctors and the sentencing
judge.

However, a court spokesman has insisted the decision was not approved by
Judge Michael Sauer, who sentenced Paris last month for driving with a
suspended licence.

At the time, Sauer had specifically ruled she could not serve her jail time
at home under electronic monitoring.

Baca does not have to be in court, and it was unclear who would represent the Sheriff's Department reports AP.

Paris's release was met with outrage from the sheriff's deputies union, members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, civil rights leaders, defense attorneys and others.

"What transpired here is outrageous," county Supervisor Don Knabe told The Associated Press, adding he received more than 400 angry e-mails and hundreds more phone calls from around the country.

Hilton's return home "gives the impression of ... celebrity justice being handed out," he said.

Baca dismissed the criticism, saying the decision was made based on medical advice.

"It isn't wise to keep a person in jail with her problem over an extended period of time and let the problem get worse," Baca told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday.

"My message to those who don't like celebrities is that punishing celebrities more than the average American is not justice," Baca said.

City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, whose office prosecuted the 26-year-old,
complained he had no idea she had left jail.

He said: "The judicial process may have been improperly circumvented. It is
the city attorney's position that the decision on whether or not Ms. Hilton
should be released early and placed on electronic monitoring should be made
by Judge Sauer and not the Sheriff's Department.

"The sheriff's explanation for Paris' house arrest is puzzling, county jails
are well-equipped to deal with medical situations involving inmates."

Paris was reportedly released after developing a rash, according to US TV
show 'Entertainment Tonight', while gossip website TMZ.com claim she was in
danger of having of a nervous breakdown.

Paris, praised jail staff after being released in the early hours of yesterday morning.

She said: "Thank you for treating me fairly and professionally. I have
learned a great deal from this ordeal and hope others have learned from my
mistakes."

Hilton's path to jail began Sept. 7, when she failed a sobriety test after police saw her weaving down a street in her Mercedes-Benz on what she said was a late-night run to a hamburger stand.

She pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.

In the months that followed she was stopped twice by officers who discovered her driving on a suspended license.