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Paris Hilton

LYNWOOD (California): It’s back to the not-so-solitary-life for Paris Hilton, who walked out of a Los Angeles County jail early on Tuesday into an enormous gathering of cameras and reporters, flashing a beaming smile and waving to the frenzied crowd. The 26-year-old hotel heiress wrapped up her three-week stay at the all-women’s jail in Lynwood. She had checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility late June 3, largely avoiding the spotlight. Ms. Hilton smiled and waved as she filed past sheriff’s deputies and the media. her Her parents, Kathy and Rick, waited in a black sports utility vehicle. She hurried to the vehicle, where she hugged her mother through the window. Her stay cost taxpayers $1,109.78 a day, more than 10 times the cost of housing inmates in the general population. She pleaded no contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months’ probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines. — AP

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