Her lawyer Richard Hutton said: "Her attitude is, ’I’m going to come in here, do my time, get it over with and show the world who I really am."


Paris spends first night in jail - June 5 2007
Paris Hilton was doing well after spending her first night in solitary confinement at a Los Angeles County jail, her lawyer said.

"She’s using this time to reflect on her life, to see what she can do to make the world better and hopefully, in my opinion, to change the attitudes that exist about her among many people," attorney Richard Hutton told reporters after visiting the US hotel heiress .

The 26-year-old checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility in suburban Los Angeles just after 11.30pm on Sunday to serve 23 days for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

Paris surrendered after a surprise appearance earlier that day at the MTV Movie Awards, where she worked the red carpet in a strapless designer gown.

Now in jail-issue clothes, she is being housed in a special unit where she is spending 23 hours a day in a solitary cell, Hutton said.

"If she was an ordinary citizen she would have been placed in the general population ... she’d be living in a dorm with 30, 40, 50 other women and the time would pass pretty quick," Hutton said.

"She is really being punished because of her celebrity."

A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which runs the jail, said Paris was easy to work with.

"Her demeanour was helpful. She was focused, she was cooperative," said sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore.


Paris spends first night inside - June 4 2007
Paris Hilton has completed the first night in jail for her probation sentence in Los Angeles - with another 22 to go.

The heiress worked the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday afternoon, then traded her strapless designer gown for a jail-issue jump-suit and a solitary cell.

The 26-year-old Hilton checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility late on Sunday. She is due to serve three weeks for violating her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department online booking site shows a projected release date of June 26.

Hilton surrendered to sheriff’s deputies after making a surprise visit to the MTV awards. "I am trying to be strong right now," she told reporters on the red carpet. "I’m ready to face my sentence. Even though this is a really hard time, I have my family, my friends and my fans to support me, and that’s really helpful."

Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said Hilton was easy to work with, adding: "Her demeanour was helpful. She was focused, she was co-operative."

Hilton turned herself in and was escorted to the all-women’s facility, where she was booked, fingerprinted, photographed, medically screened and issued with an orange top and pants, Whitmore said.

Hilton’s booking photo showed the heiress wearing what appeared to be a V-neck shirt, eye make-up and lip gloss that highlighted a slight smile. Her long blond hair was draped over one shoulder. After checking in, Hilton was given her first meal - cereal, bread and juice.

The Simple Life star will be housed in the "special needs" unit of the 13-year-old jail, separate from most of its 2,200 inmates. The unit contains 12 two-person cells reserved for police officers, public officials, celebrities and other high-profile inmates.

Hilton’s cell has two bunks, a table, a sink, a toilet and a small window. She does not have a cellmate.

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