Hilton Back In L.A. Jail; Decides Not To Appeal 45-Day Jail Sentence In Reckless Driving case

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Paris Hilton said Saturday she was ``learning and growing'' from her time behind bars and has decided not to appeal her 45-day jail sentence for probation violation in a reckless

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 6:49 pm

By: News On 6

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Paris Hilton said Saturday she was ``learning and growing'' from her time behind bars and has decided not to appeal her 45-day jail sentence for probation violation in a reckless driving case.

The hotel heiress was at a maximum-security detention center, where she was believed to have undergone medical and psychiatric evaluations to determine the best jail to keep her in.

``Being in jail is by far the hardest thing I have ever done,'' Hilton said in a statement released by her lawyer, Richard A. Hutton. ``During the past several days, I have had a lot of time to think and I believe that I am learning and growing from this experience.''

Hilton, in tears and screaming for her mother, was taken to the downtown Twin Towers detention center Friday after a judge ordered her back to jail, ending her brief stint under house arrest at her Hollywood Hills home.

``The Simple Life'' star had been escorted from the courtroom shouting ``It's not right!''

Hilton's lawyers sought to keep her out of jail on grounds that the 26-year-old was suffering an unspecified medical condition. Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer suggested that could be taken care of at jail medical facilities.

Hutton did not respond to repeated calls from The Associated Press to verify the statement but another Hilton attorney did confirm it was authentic.

``It's true,'' attorney Steve Levine said. ``I can't comment on it.''