Just heard on the news that Paris Hilton has been released from jail after severing only 3 days of her 23 day sentence. No word yet as to exactly why.
I can understand the need to have her in a special housing unit. We are after all charged with the safety of inmates and she would be a huge target. I'd also heard a report that her cell mate was preselected and she had been given a panic button.
All this attention has made me wonder, at what point does it go from necessary security precautions for such high profile inmates to special treatment?
IMHO any special arrangements should have been made solely for the purpose of maintaining the security of the facility and safeguarding the inmate. My spider sense is tingling with the feeling that this may not have been 100% true in this case. Take a high profile celebrity inmate mix in a few high priced lawyers and a dash of a googly eyed star struck justice system and you get a 45 day sentence slashed to 23 days of which you only have to serve 3 days.
Smells of special treatment to me.
What do you think, and have you ever had a high profile inmate at your facility and did he/she receive any special treatment other than what was necessary to maintain security?
I can understand the need to have her in a special housing unit. We are after all charged with the safety of inmates and she would be a huge target. I'd also heard a report that her cell mate was preselected and she had been given a panic button.
All this attention has made me wonder, at what point does it go from necessary security precautions for such high profile inmates to special treatment?
IMHO any special arrangements should have been made solely for the purpose of maintaining the security of the facility and safeguarding the inmate. My spider sense is tingling with the feeling that this may not have been 100% true in this case. Take a high profile celebrity inmate mix in a few high priced lawyers and a dash of a googly eyed star struck justice system and you get a 45 day sentence slashed to 23 days of which you only have to serve 3 days.
Smells of special treatment to me.
What do you think, and have you ever had a high profile inmate at your facility and did he/she receive any special treatment other than what was necessary to maintain security?
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