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Paris Hilton not expected to serve full 45-day sentence
Despite being sentenced for 45 days in county jail for violating her probation, socialite Paris Hilton is expected to spend three weeks — and perhaps less — behind bars, L.A. County sheriff’s officials told The Times today.
Until now, officials have said they believed Hilton would serve the entire jail term ordered last week by Superior Court Michael T. Sauer after Hilton repeatedly drove her car while her license was suspended because of a DUI plea.
Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said Hilton’s sentence could be cut nearly in half by state law allowing for credit for time served for good behavior. In addition, he said, overcrowding in the jail system could further reduce the time she spends in custody.
Overcrowding has been a major issue in the L.A. County jail system, with some inmates — even violent ones — serving as little as 10% of their sentences. (If that standard was applied to Hilton, she would serve less than a week in jail.)
Actress Michelle Rodriguez, who starred on “Lost,” was sentenced to 60 days in jail for a probation violation last year but ended up serving less than a day in jail.
“She will be treated like any other inmate who’s classified as a low-level security risk,” Whitmore said. “There are a series of issues that will come into play here, including her criminal history, the nature of the offense and the population of the facility.”
Using those and other factors “the decision will be made as she is booked into the jail,” Whitmore said. “We do this with every single inmate.”
Hilton says she will appeal Sauer’s sentence, which she considers too harsh. Hilton’s supporters have also asked Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her.
In statement released by her attorney this week, she said: “I do not expect to be treated better than anyone else who violated probation,” she said. “However, my hope is that I will not be treated worse.”
Andrew Blankstein, Times Staff Writer
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