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Paris Gets Prison Break

Sentence halved; sheriff books heiress room in 'special' unit

By J. Kelman, Newser User

Posted May 17, 2007 10:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – Before even setting foot in jail, Paris Hilton is already getting time off for good behavior. The celebutante will serve only 23 days of her 45-day sentence, and she'll spend it in a "special needs housing unit"—a sort of Hilton behind bars—reserved for high-profile inmates, the LA sheriff said yesterday.

Now the race is on, as enterprising paparazzi try to come up with the big-ticket item of the season: a jailbird shot of the heiress. "Paris finding Jesus in a fetal position with a half-eaten bologna sandwich would probably get $200,000," the co-owner of a leading photo agency jokes. Half a million "if you could see the tears."

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Paris Hilton looks on during the launch of a new timepiece collection at the watch and jewelry show "Baselworld" in Basel, Switzerland, in this April 14, 2007 file photo. Hilton will serve about half... (Associated Press)

Paris Hilton, right, arrives for her probation-violation hearing at the Metropolitan courthouse in Los Angeles on Friday, May 4, 2007 with her parents Kathy Hilton, left and Rick Hilton, right. Hilton... (Associated Press)

d sentenced her to 45 days in jail. (AP Photo/ Mona Shafer Edwards) (Associated Press)

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