Paris Hilton's Jail Time Halved Due Good Behavior

Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton will only serve 23 days of a 45-day jail sentence.

Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton will only serve 23 days of a 45-day jail sentence for a driving offense and will be held separately from other inmates, officials said Thursday.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has decided it will cut the sentence of the 26-year-old reality TV star after reviewing the case and giving her credit for good behavior.

Spokesman Steve Whitmore said she would also be kept in a special-needs housing unit.

"This was decided because of her high profile," Whitmore told Reuters. "She will do fine if she follows the rules."

Hilton's troubles began in September when the socialite and star of the reality show "The Simple Life" was arrested for drunken driving.

In January, she pleaded no contest -- the equivalent of a guilty plea -- to a reduced charge of alcohol-related reckless driving and was sentenced to three years' probation and had her license suspended.

But in February she was caught driving on a suspended license when police pulled her over for going over the speed limit with her headlights out at night. Earlier this month, a shocked and tearful Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her probation by driving on a suspended license.

Hilton, who has been ordered to report to a Los Angeles county detention center by June 5, has said the punishment was too harsh and vowed to appeal, with her backers circulating petitions asking California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant her a pardon.