Paris Hilton's Jail Sentence Angers Inmates, Causes Media Frenzy

Paris Hilton Starts Serving Her Sentence on June 5

Paris Hilton's jail sentence for violating probation is causing quite the media frenzy anyone would expect it to. Not only is it stirring the media it is also causing anger among inmates at the Los Angeles county jail where the socialite will be serving time. The inmates feel officials are going out of the way to make room for Paris in the already over-crowded 2,200 bed facility. ABC news reports Susannah Johnson, an inmate who was recently released, said Paris should keep quit and serve her sentence.

Fifteen photographers have already made camp around the main entrances to Century Regional facility located five miles south of Los Angeles hoping to see her arrive. The thirteen year-old concrete building became an all became an all female facility in 2006. It is located in an industrial neighborhood beside a train track and busy freeway.

Paris has until Tuesday to start serving her sentence. On Saturday, the socialite still had not appeared. A Los Angeles law gives potential inmates credit for good behavior that reduce the sentence from 45 days to 23 days. She will reside in the special-needs section where she will be served her meals like the rest and allowed an hour outside the room to shower, talking on the phone, and watching TV. Inmates are not allowed cell phones. Inmates also wear an orange jumpsuit and receive a kit consisting of a toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, shampoo, and writing material provided by the facility.

A photo of the heiress in jail could be worth a fortune but authorities are taking steps to prevent cameras from being smuggled in and no television interviews are allowed. Deputies have been instructed to treat Paris as any other inmate feeling no one should profit from jail time. Hilton will not be in the general population. It was rumored that Paris had chosen a cellmate but it is unclear if she will room with anyone. According to LATimes.com Sheriff Lee Baca said, "She won't get better food, she won't get different lock-up time or different environment. Paying a debt should not be an element of her celebrity."