Paris Hilton's jail time investigated

Paris Hilton
LOS ANGELES - The Sheriff's Department opened an investigation Thursday into allegations that Paris Hilton received special treatment during her 23 days in jail for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case, authorities said.

The internal probe will examine whether the hotel heiress was given free access to a cordless phone instead of being forced to wait in line to use a pay phone at certain hours, sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

Also under scrutiny are claims Hilton received a new jail uniform instead of the recycled ones given to many inmates and that her mail was delivered by a captain instead of inmate trusties, Whitmore said.

The allegations were brought to the attention of the department's union, the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, by its members, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday on its Web site.

Whitmore said the claims differ from the department's own information about Hilton's incarceration.

"We're going to investigate it and get to the bottom of it and find out exactly what happened," he said.

A message left with a Hilton spokesman late Thursday was not immediately returned.

The department was also accused of granting Hilton special treatment when Sheriff Lee Baca released the 26-year-old from jail after only three days for medical reasons. She was sent back to jail after one night.

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  • Of course she got special treatment! She probobly painted her own penis' on the bars after that good MTV joke that Sarah Silverman layed on her! I know she isn't going to change and that fake ass act on Larry King didn't prove a thing beside what a...
    roxiflor 7/14/07 Reply
  • She is living off her father's money, and fame.
    She began her show, and her album in a weak attempt of gaining a title other than:
    "Paris Hilton - Spoilt Bitch Hilton Heiress"
    God help us if the girls of today are idolizing such superficial,...
    Connie202 7/14/07 Reply
  • i think they shouldn't waste any more time or money on this issue. considering the fact that she is famous...or infamous...i'm sure there were certain considerations made to insure her safety and privacy.
    bliss 7/14/07 Reply
  • She knows the game. Plead mental, get some time off. These allegations do not surprise me. It is nickle and dimes, though. She should have done more time. imho
    lvrboy69701 7/13/07 Reply
  • I agree, they should be ashamed of themselves. She is ridiculous.
    celebrityjunkie 7/13/07 Reply
  • For sure she received special treatment...how could she not?
    sfnative 7/13/07 Reply