Friday, May 18, 2007
PARIS HILTON ASSIGNED TO "SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING UNIT"
We only recently heard of the concept and availability of "special needs housing units." And we have gone on record regarding the idea of incarcerating anybody for petty offenses. But the special treatment given to Ms. Hilton is causing us to rethink our position.
Imagine this: Ms. Hilton's "sentence was shortened after jail officials gave her credit for good behavior...Officials considered several factors in calculating the credit, including that she appeared for her latest court date". In the meantime, in South Carolina we are incarcerating indigents for up to two years without providing legal representation. In other instances we are incarcerating people for contempt, who were mistakenly found to be in contempt.
This does not strike us as "justice"
We only recently heard of the concept and availability of "special needs housing units." And we have gone on record regarding the idea of incarcerating anybody for petty offenses. But the special treatment given to Ms. Hilton is causing us to rethink our position.
Imagine this: Ms. Hilton's "sentence was shortened after jail officials gave her credit for good behavior...Officials considered several factors in calculating the credit, including that she appeared for her latest court date". In the meantime, in South Carolina we are incarcerating indigents for up to two years without providing legal representation. In other instances we are incarcerating people for contempt, who were mistakenly found to be in contempt.
This does not strike us as "justice"
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I believe the shorten sentence is for good behavior once she has been imprisoned and is available to anyone locked up in the same county.
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: 7:03 AM
The published articles indicate that Ms. Hilton received a reduced sentence based on good behavior prior to her incarceration.
As an aside, we note that those incarcerated for civil contempt never receive a reduction in their sentences for "good behavior." It is either pay the full amount owed or serve the entire sentence.
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As an aside, we note that those incarcerated for civil contempt never receive a reduction in their sentences for "good behavior." It is either pay the full amount owed or serve the entire sentence.
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