Paris Hilton Released from Jail 40 Days Early, Now Under House Arrest

According to the Associated Press, the hotel heiress, Paris Hilton, was released from jail Thursday morning, just a few days into her prison sentence. She was reportedly released due a medical condition.

Although she was let out of L.A. County's Lynwood Jail just after 2 a.m., she is now under house arrest and has to wear a monitoring device on her ankle for the remaining 40 days of her sentence. She was reportedly only in jail for a total of 5 days, says the Associated Press.

No details whatsoever were given about Paris' medical condition. The press also does not know if the condition was physical or psychological and neither Paris' lawyer nor publicist have been contacted for comment, says the Associated Press. The press believes that the medical condition is serious due to her early release, a rare move in the judicial system.

Even though the hotel heiress only spent a total of 5 days in prison, life behind bars was no picnic for the celebrity who is used to her LA mansion. She was housed on in the special needs unit of the rather new jail. Paris was also separated from almost all of its 2,200 inmates. Hilton did not have a cellmate, and her cell was a 12x8 foot room. It was also reported that Paris refused to eat most of the jail's food.

Back on May 4, 2007, Judge Michael T. Sauer said that Paris would not be allowed a work release or be able to pay for the jail of her choice. The judge also said that she would not be able to go under house arrest instead of jail time. The Associated Press reported that Judge Saur was consulted about Paris' early release.

Now Paris Hilton will be ditching Lynwood jail for confinement to her beautiful home just above the Sunset Strip.

Sources:
The Associated Press. "Paris Hilton leaves jail for home lockup." Yahoo News. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070607/ap_on_en_tv/paris_hilton;_ylt=ApaDW5D4842Vhj9aa0Ik9LHMWM0F