Hilton Gets Surprise Visit From Parents

Jun 13, 12:22 PM

Current Headlines: Heiress Paris Hilton was visited by her parents in jail recently after the pair was sneaked into a Los Angeles facility outside of normal visiting hours.

CBS reported that, in an effort to avoid another media nightmare, authorities at the Los Angeles County Detention Facility allowed Hilton's parents time with their incarcerated daughter while the visiting center was temporarily closed Tuesday.

The family visit marked the first time the family had been reunited since Hilton was taking into custody by Los Angeles police Friday.

A Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept. spokesman defended the decision to allow Hilton's parents such unprecedented visiting rights.

We went out and just helped a mother and father who wanted to visit an inmate get out of their car because they were surrounded by aggressive camera people and reporters, spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

Police sources told CBS that Hilton is being kept in the facility's medical ward and will likely remain incarcerated there during the remainder of her jail sentence.