During the past week the media talk shows have been consistently suggesting that Paris Hilton is getting special treatment while in jail. While that is likely true, the Los Angeles Times examined seven years of L.A. County Jail booking and release records to identify cases similar to Paris Hilton's and has found that if she serves 23 of her 45 day sentence for driving were her license was suspended due to a DUI she will have served more time than 80% of other people in similar situations. From the article:
The Times' analysis of jail releases found that more than 60% of those with cases similar to Hilton's walked free after serving less than half their time. Under the department's current guidelines, Hilton probably would have served even less time. Most nonviolent female offenders sentenced to less than 90 days are released immediately.
59% of people were released within four days.