Is Paris Hilton's solitary confinement unfair and personal?

Question

Although it's clear this girl's problems needed to be addressed and 3 warnings didn't work, it is unusual for a person to be in solitary for a DUI and a violation of probation. Granted, she was shown special treatment, did not go through a strip search and was kept away from the general population. Still, the isolation aspect of the sentence seems excessive to me.
In a real prison, three weeks in solitary is given for a serious offense such as a violent attack or disorderly conduct. She is a non-violent offender by classification,yet she is receiving solitary.
Solitary confinement is no joke and can crack anyone eventually.
The worst part of this whole thing is the people who have cheered the decision to lock her up. Remember, she didn't hurt anyone and normal people get arrested for this daily. They do not end up in solitary, though.
She should not have acted entitled and been late to court, but this is kind of extreme.

Answer 1

To be given a private room is not the same thing as a "Solitary confinement"

Solitary confinement, colloquially referred to in American English as "the hole" or "the pound" (or in British English "the block"), is a punishment or special form of imprisonment in which a prisoner is denied contact with any other persons, excluding members of prison staff. Usually cited as an additional measure of protection (of society) from the criminal, it has also been called a form of torture. In some cases it is also used to protect the prisoner himself.

Paris is being kept away from others for her own protection and most likely it was her counsel who asked for her to be kept away from the rest of the prison population.

Answer 2

Who really cares. Paris Hilton has had everything she's ever wanted from the time she was born. And if she was dumb enough to just take someone's word that it was ok to drive without checking on it herself - then she belongs in jail. She's spoiled rotten and makes me sick. Her mother should have been thrown out of the court room, Yelling out at the judge - "Can I have your autograph"? That was very immature of her mother. Her mother's just as bad as she is. I don't have a clue why she's getting such special treatment in jail - every one else get's strip searched and they don't allow hair extensions and Paris still has her's on. I think that they should have put her in with the regular population - she's no-body and doesn't deserve all this special treatment. She's a rotten spoiled brat. And some of the stuff that I've hear she's done - like pulling up her skirt in a taxi and peeing in the back-seat - what's that all about. If it were my cab - I would have called the cops - I'm sure that there's a law about peeing in a Taxi-cab- (not really a law) but that's down right NASTY. Who the hell does Paris Hilton think that she is anyway. She's famous only because her parents happen to own the Hilton - and because she very pretty - what would have happened if she were born ugly. I really don't think that she'd be very famous then. I just don't get what people see in that phony bologne spoiled brat.

Answer 3

The solitary confinement is because she is famous and is not actually supposed to be exposed to normal lawbreakers. After all we wouldn't want her to rub elbows with the common people. She did break the law. It's unfair in that she is having special treatment by being in solitary. She should be with the other inmates. Maybe her nose wouldn't be so high up in the air.

Answer 4

I spent 30 days in jail for a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) and if by some weird quirk, I had to choice between the two. I'll take the death penalty, hands down. Not a problem at all. Lethal Injection is just fine and dandy with me. I already have a living will and it has a DNR notice in it. Do Not Resuscitate.

Answer 5

It is extreme, but it is for the good of the rest of the inmates. Being around her would drive some of them to murdering her. Think about it, Paris is probably serving time with women who committed simmilar crimes that have to serve 2-3 times as long as she does.

Personally, I don't think that solitary is the best thing for Paris...making her work and interact with real people would do her a world of good.

Answer 6

No, it's not discriminatory, it's for her protection. The jail has those cells specifically for people who can't be mixed with the jail's general population such as police officers, political office-holders, celebrities, etc. It's not a punishment, it's to keep her safe. I'd rather be in solitary than mixed in with the regular population any day.

Answer 7

Yeah she got special treatment!! Even though she chose not to go to a pay jail - she made a point of showing how "great" she was for turning herself in. Give me a break! The solitary confinement is probably her choice and for her protection. I think if she were in the general population it would cause quite a stir. I don't feel sorry for her.

Answer 8

It's not solitary, it's protective isolation. There is a big difference. Solitary is much more harsh than what she has, and is a punative punishment when you misbehave in prison. Her lawyers requested the protective isolation. In a minimum security prison protective isolation basically means you don't get a cell mate and your cell is a little smaller. If she wants to do the group shower thing she can just ask for it.

Answer 9

I'm gonna tell you sumpthin. Every law official deputy,sherriff,judge,prison official guard,district attorney and assistants should have to spend thirty days before they think about a sentence they may be considering another. Yes I know we should pay for our crimes yet it's all too easy to say that's what they deserve if not worse. As far as the case of Paris Idon't know I do think she has no inkling of what confinement is. Nor will she when she gets out. So does the punishment fit the crime?> No and it never will.

Answer 10

I don't think it's solitary as much as it's a "private room"

I don't think it's the same solitary room that a belligerent inmate would get. It probably has pink curtains, a fuzzy rug, a separate bathroom, and her own HD cable TV. I'd say lock her up with the rest of the rabble, let her become someone's *****. Maybe then she could start being a GOOD example to our youth, and tell them how much it sucked to go to jail and have a big mean butch rough her up and violate her with a toilet plunger.