A medical condition has prompted Paris Hilton's early release from a Los Angeles jail. L.A. County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Steve Whitmore says that Paris is being reassigned and will serve 40 days under house arrest.
She was released Thursday morning after serving three days of a 23-day jail sentence.
The socialite will be confined to her home and she will be monitored electronically with an ankle bracelet.
The 26-year-old hotel heiress and star of reality television show The Simple Life was originally sentenced to 45 days for violating probation, but that was cut to 23 days.
Hilton, a symbol of privilege and celebrity culture, was arrested for drunk driving in September. In January she pleaded no contest -- the equivalent of a guilty plea - to a reduced charge of alcohol-related reckless driving. She was sentenced to three years' probation and had her license suspended.
But she was caught driving on a suspended license in February when police stopped her for speeding and with her headlights off at night. A traffic court judge ruled on May 4 that Hilton's latest offense constituted a probation violation.
Apparently, certain wealthy, powerful, famous individuals are above the law.
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