Celebrity Justice
Sheriff Baca: "This Lady Has Severe Problems"

L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca claims there was simply no room at his jail for a "low-level offender" like Paris Hilton -- and her "severe" medical problems were only getting worse.

In a statement to the press, Baca said, "There's 20,000 inmates -- the largest jail system in the United States ... It's very overcrowded."

According to Baca, 90% of the inmates in L.A. County jail are serious felons -- many held on murder charges or attempted murder charges. Paris was one of the "low level" offenders -- who usually serve 10% of their sentences.

Baca also said that he reassigned Hilton based on "her severe medical problems," and confirmed TMZ's original story that her condition was mental. Baca said that her "increasingly deteriorating problems" were evaluated and added, "This lady has some severe problems."

Baca added that she was medicated when she originally entered the jail system ... and "I can't trust her tenuous status," referring to her mental state. "She had a severe problem," said Baca, "I need more cooperation from the courts and from the city attorney's office."

For now, Baca says he will comply with the court order and keep her behind bars -- "If there's any further deterioration, hopefully we'll be able to address it."

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1381. More than likely she is having drug/alcohol withdrawal symptoms. They can be very dangerous if not treated.

Posted at 9:09AM on Jun 10th 2007 by judy

1382. Paris is NOTHING BUT A BIG RICH CRYBABY! Give me a break she has serious medical problems!!! SINCE WHEN! She sure the heck didn't look like she's had ANY problems partying! Or at the Red Carpet that day she went to JAIL!

Over crowded jail my buTT! What a sorry excuse Sherriff Baca! Did MR HILTON PAY YOU TO GET PARIS OUT OF JAIL? Um, I bet he did!

If that Jail is sooooo overcrowded then how is it that Paris didn't have a roommate?

Um...because it's NOT Overcrowded!!!

Anything for a celebrity and money! What a bunch of crap this entire thing is!

GO TO JAIL PARIS!!! Do your time!

You know what girl, If you can't do the time, then DON'T DO THE CRIME!!!!


You know when she got let go by the sherriff she DIDN'T Appear NO MORE TO BE MENTALLY ILL NOW DID SHE!!!!

IT's ALL AN ACT BY PARIS TO GET OUT OF JAIL!!!!

Well alot of us aren't buying it!!!

Jails would be EMPTY if EVERYONE 'FAKED' they were MENTAL! LOL!


Hilton's NOT mental or ill! No one just comes up mental the first day they go to JAIL!

She's NEVER EVER HAD ANY problems in the past!!!!

Her problems are that she's a spoiled rich, partying all night, sleeping around, not working a day in her life, seen naked on the internet, I can do what ever I want and get away with it by daddy, fake, lieing, repeat offender, DUI, drunk, out of control person!

And give me a break about Paris PRAYING!!!! OMG WHAT A JOKE!

LIKE THAT GIRL HAS EVER EVER EVER STEPPED A FOOT IN A CHURCH!!! LOL!!!

I have no respect for Paris or her family!!!

I can't stand this girl at all and how embarrasing Rick Hilton must be! He "WORKED" to get RICH and have a nice hotel chain.

Paris never works! (sorry but the simple life is NOT working!)

Maybe Mrs. Hilton should of 'raised' her girls 'right', well, Nicky seems to be ok, but Paris, HA!

Bad parenting! Paris is 22 years old, no job, no car bought on her own, no house bought on her own from working at a job like normal people, she's got NOTHING!

That girl would be LOST if Rick Hilton went BROKE tomorrow! OMG what would Paris do then? LOL!


These young stupid girls need to go! Britney, Lindsay, Paris, ect... They drink, show there crotches, party, some do drugs, car accidents and get away with it... lindsay & paris! DUI's, arrests, don't work, sleep with whoever, drive whatever....ect!

And what example is that on OUR YOUNG GIRLS?

It's NOT!


It like saying: "Oh it's ok to do all of these things!" "Oh you can drink and drive and get arrested and sleep around and your mommy and daddy will bail you out and you won't go to jail."

AND IT'S NOT!


Sherriff Baca should be in trouble for what he did!

Special treatment to a celebrity!


Hey, if I ever get arrested can I HAVE SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR LYING THAT I ALL OF A SUDDEN IS MENTAL AND GET OUT OF JAIL TOO? But can I walk the red carpet the night before and be totally sane, and eat egg salad sandwiches, and party like Paris did?


Ya right! I think ALL THOSE OTHERS in JAIL SHOULD CRY IN FAKE: HEY WERE MENTAL TOO! CAN WE GO HOME TOO?


What? Paris can do it! WHY CAN'T ANYONE ELSE?


DO YOUR TIME AND WHEN YOU GET OUT


GO AWAY!!!!!

Posted at 9:44AM on Jun 10th 2007 by Dana

1383. How much money did he get under the table???
Im sure there were more low level inmates he could have picked to releas if there was overcrouding.

Posted at 4:24PM on Jun 10th 2007 by Jake

1384. Lee Baca, you don't have to meet with RACIST AL SHARPTON!
You don't owe him anything...you did the RIGHT THING!
i DIDN'T SEE HIM CRYING OUT FOR JUSTICE when o.j. murdered white people!

Posted at 11:21AM on Jun 10th 2007 by PROparis

1385. Sheriff Baca is at best a very bad law enforcement official who's action must be investigated. I'm ok, your ok but what looks wrong is wrong.

Posted at 12:58PM on Jun 10th 2007 by Joseph C Pellegrini

1386. THE QUIET RIOT ABOUT TO EXPLODE!!!

Presidential Candidate Barak Obama, has addressed the quiet riot of social inequality, but now that social inequality have been, brought to the service by Sheriff Baca, and WWW.TMZ.COM. Harvey Levin, who represent the idea of a two separate social Legal, Justice, and Punishment Unequal treatment under the law system.
The Hilton Family and many others in the (L.A.) Los Angles County and City area are totally above the law, Under Sheriff Baca, with the support of WWW.TMZ.COM., and Harvey Levin. This has in fact brought the Hilton Family with the help of Paris Hilton into serious danger. The brother of Paris Hilton, Barron Hilton, got a Social Justice Barron Beat Down in New York City, New York, and will not stop with the Hiltons.
The Legal System found O. J. Simpson not guilty of Murder, but the Social Verdict was guilty as charged. And, the legal pundits, may feel that Paris is being made an example of , and she is by Judge Michael T. Sauer, who is looking at the MACRO PICTURE, and trying to put a lid on the pressure of the QUIET RIOT, in progress, and building. The City and County of Los Angles is a ticking time bomb, we have had full scale riots in a heart beat, and even a Presidential Candidate, has spoken to it.
A QUIET RIOT can break into a full scale one NOW! And, Paris Hilton, Sheriff Baca, WWW.TMZ.COM. and Harvey Levin are feeding the fuel that can start that fire. The RED FLAG is up, and they are throwing on the fuel.
WE CANNOT HAVE TWO SEPERATE AND UNEQUAL SYSTEMS OF JUSTICE IN ONE OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE LARGEST ON THE WEST COAST, BARRON HILTON GOT WHAT COULD BE JUST THE TIP OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. THE QUESTION NOW IS WAS THAT THE LIGHTING OF THE FUSE OF THE QUIET RIOT TO A FULL SCALE RIOT IN (L. A.)? Do we let Paris Hilton, Sheriff Baca, and WWW.TMZ.COM., Harvey Levin continue to fuel it or Judge Michael T. Sauer, put water on it?

Very Respectfully,
D. L. Graham
El Cajon, San Diego, CT. CA.

Posted at 1:11PM on Jun 10th 2007 by D. L. GRAHAM

1387. She is right where she needs to be! The sheriff was probably paid off to let her out and he should be reprimanded as well! If she doesn't want to eat or drink she suffers the consequences just like we have to if we were in jail. She needs to learn that her choices have consequences and she is the one that pays. Let her starve!

Posted at 3:07PM on Jun 10th 2007 by Linda Ballard

1388. 1) why was she even driving herself around? can she not afford a cab? doesn't she have a driver? why even risk this? especially, if you were already in trouble about it once!

2) what if she had actually had a wreck while under the influence and killed someone?

3) let all the mentally challenged ones or low level offenders out and go be under house arrest at her house.

i'm sorry but there is NO therapy that will ever help this pitiful sad person. she is beyond help! well unless the family were to go bankrupt and they all had to live in the "REAL" world.

i really hate that this spoiled girl is such a role model to our young women today! that in itself is the saddest!

wonder if "the simple life" will be doing an episode on this.....paris does/doesn't do HARD time. LOL gimme a break. let's all just turn off our t.v.'s when her face appears. which is what i normally do. but i have to admitted i have been interested to know if our judicial system was going to be made a mockery and let her have her way or stick to the rules!

Posted at 4:24PM on Jun 10th 2007 by thinkabout it

1389. She Is better off behinf bars even toliet paper and toliets have a purpose but what does Paris have other than money?
1. Good looks EHH?
2.Talent (Yeah right!)
3.Endless coke parties?
4. Parting with Britney and wigging her out so bad she gets rehab oh and shaves her head!
5.Hilton stock is going way down when they sleep at a Hilton and think on what mattress Paris Is sleeping on.

Posted at 5:18PM on Jun 10th 2007 by THE SOURCE

1390. PARIS HILTON IS NO BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE, IF YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG YOU SHOULD PAY THE PRICE. JUST BECAUSE SHE HAS MONEY, DOESN'T MEAN SHE SHOULD GET AWAY WITH THINGS. SHE KEPT DOING IT OVER AND OVER, SHE DESERVES WHAT SHE GETS. SHE REALLY NEEDS TO GROW UP, AND ACT LIKE AN ADULT INSTEAD OF A CHILD.

Posted at 8:05PM on Jun 10th 2007 by cheryl

1391. The only "condition" this girl has is being a nit-wit. Take the average American citizen in the state of CA...they would have gone to prison the 1st time! The fact that her prison time is being debated is outrageous! Bottom line...SHE BROKE THE LAW!! WTF....Money does not mean immunity!!!!!! Things like this make me hate the justice system. This Sheriff MUST be disciplined, if not removed, from position.

Posted at 11:49AM on Jun 11th 2007 by Cris

1392. Sheriff Lee Caca head, blew it...........plain and simple!!!!!


What a shame he is to have screwed up this badly.... :o

Posted at 1:20AM on Jun 11th 2007 by Denise

1393. i dont feel bad for paris , ignorance is no defence to a mistermenor or felony charge it was her responceabiltie to find out what her sentance was the first time she was caught driven without a licence . But you got to feel sorry for her because a judge who wants to get his name reconized in the politacal playing feild is using her to do this and thats what sucks for paris. And to all you people out there who is judgen paris for the courts mistakes thay should stepback and look hard at our criminal system and how it works that system realy railroads a lot of good people and how would you feel if that was your child going threw all this, you would pay however it took to clear it up !People have to remember that paris is still young and silly and she still has a lot of silly left in her before she grows up but hopefully out of this experiance she realizes that there is penalty's for your actions and you are responcible for them,I wish paris the best of luck and hope she can find something positive to take from this experiance she is haven ? And lets never forget you should always try to learn something new everyday of your life cause your never to old to learn and theres always something new to learn or experiance in life and if you think you know it all you will be right were paris is right now.
THANK YOU For Your Time
C.G.Getchell

Posted at 9:56AM on Jun 11th 2007 by C.G.Getchell

1394. This is just politic between the sheriff and the Hiltons. Hope LA will elect a new sheriff. Don't think it is right for this sheriff to release Paris in the first place-Paris deserved to stay in jail and she need to be punish. And hope she will learn how to behave and she need to grow up like an adult. I think Paris's mother is caused all these problems because she married the Hilton that came from the rich family and the Hilton Hotels. It is Paris' great grandfather the late Conrad Hilton (former the second husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor) was the one started the hotel business instead of Paris' father.

Posted at 9:46AM on Jun 11th 2007 by mary

1395. SEVERE MEDICAL PROBLEMS????????

If her problems are SO SEVERE how does she maintain a drivers license?????? The police Dept. and the Dept of motor vehical should revoke her driving license. LA does NOT need people with severe medical porblems on the road driving.

but you will never see that happen. Her SEVERE medical condition would NOT take her license away, thats for sure. To drive, she is OK. BUT to sit in a prison cell, that she can't do.

Posted at 11:12AM on Jun 11th 2007 by Don

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