Published by Buster June 7th, 2007 in General, News, Technology, Politics Paris Hilton out of jail - CNN.com:Paris Hilton was let out of jail Thursday morning, days after she began serving what was to have been a 45-day sentence for violating probation, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department said.Hilton must wear a monitoring bracelet and remain at her home for another 40 days, said sheriff s department spokesman Steve Whitmore.
Medical considerations played a part in the decision to offer Hilton home confinement for the remainder of her sentence, Whitmore said. (Watch Whitmore detail Hilton s deal )He said privacy rules prohibited him from giving details about the medical issues, but celebrity Web site TMZ.com earlier quoted sources saying Hilton was refusing to eat much of the jail food served her.
Whitmore said that after extensive consultation with medical personnel it was decided to offer Hilton reassignment to home confinement, which she and her attorneys accepted.One need only look at this case to clear up any doubts about two systems of justice existing in this country - one for the rich and powerful, and one for the poor and powerless.
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