Is She in or Out? the Paris Primer

Jun 10, 07:15 AM

Current Headlines: By SANDY COHEN

By Sandy Cohen

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES

Paris Hilton was in jail, then out, then back again as her bizarre case became more erratic than her driving. To sort it out, here are some answers :

Q: Where is Hilton now?

A: The 26-year-old is undergoing medical and psychiatric examination at the Correctional Treatment Center at Los Angeles County's "Twin Towers" jail facility downtown.

Q: Does she have a cellmate?

A: No. "Most of the individuals in the Correctional Treatment Center are alone," said sheriff's department spokesman Steve Whitmore.

Q: Will she go back to the same isolated cell she was in earlier in the week at the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood?

A: Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said he would determine the best place to house the heiress after he learns the results of her tests.

Q: Why did the sheriff release Hilton in the first place?

A: Baca said the heiress' release was based on her "severe medical problems."

Q: What's wrong with her?

A: Baca characterized her problems as "psychological." He said Hilton is being temporarily housed at a facility that "has a more intense form of medical support and will watch her behavior so that there isn't anything that is harmfully done to herself by herself."

Q: Will she serve all 45 days?

A: Probably not. Hilton will serve about 18 days, Baca said Friday. State law requires that inmates get time off their sentences for each day they serve.

Hilton was expected to serve 23 days of her 45-day sentence. Hilton was credited with both her time served in jail and at home, so by Saturday she had completed seven days .

Q: Are other prisoners released because of medical conditions?

A: Yes. "It happens all the time," Whitmore said.

Q: Will Hilton ever work in

Hollywood again?

A: Of course.

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