It took a few weeks, but someone - the LA Times in this case - has finally done the leg work to tell us whether or not Paris Hilton has been treated more leniently or harshly than a normal person in similar circumstances.
As it turns out, she's serving far more time than a normal person in similar circumstances.
The Times analyzed 2 million jail releases and found 1,500 cases since July 2002 that — like Hilton's — involved defendants who had been arrested for drunk driving and later sentenced to jail after a probation violation or driving without a license.
Had Hilton left jail for good after four days, her stint behind bars would have been similar to those served by 60% of those inmates.
But after a judge sent her back to jail Friday, Hilton's attorney announced that she would serve the full 23 days. That means that Hilton will end up serving more time than 80% of other people in similar situations. (She was transferred late Wednesday from the Twin Towers jail in downtown L.A. to a women's jail in Lynwood).
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...la-home-center
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