Paris Hilton checks into LA jail

Paris Hilton turned herself in to Sheriff's authorities Sunday night.

After turning herself over to the authorities the blonde beauty is behind bars at a county jail in Lynwood. Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says the heiress has been "cooperative and calm" since her arrival reports TMZ.

Whitmore says Hilton has been booked and fingerprinted and will be spending the rest of the night in a cell by herself.

The spokesman added, "She'll be fine ... if she follows the rules."

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Paris said in a statement released by her lawyer Richard A. Hutton at
11.20pm: "I am ready to face the consequences of violating probation. During
the past few weeks I have had a lot of time to think and have come to
realize I made some mistakes.

"This is an important point in my life and I need to take responsibility for
my actions. In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the
decisions I make. I want to thank my family, friends and fans for their
continued support. Although I am scared, I am ready to begin my jail
sentence."

Before handing herself in to the authorities Paris made a brief appearance
at Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards.

At the start of the Movie Awards. Host Sarah Silverman took some shots at the heiress in her opening monologue. When she announced to the audience, "In a couple of days, Paris Hilton is going to jail," the crowd roared with approval.

"The judge says that it's going to be a no-frills thing and that is ridiculous. She is totally going to get special treatment," Silverman said.

"As a matter of fact, I heard that to make her feel more comfortable in prison, the guards are going to paint the bars to look like penises. I think it's wrong, too. I just worry that she's going to break her teeth on those things."

The camera panned to Hilton, who was sitting in the audience and looked like she was going to cry.

The comedian made an apologetic face. "Oh sweetie," Silverman said, trailing off.

Then, as the crowd's applause grew even louder, Silverman shrugged and asked, "Wow, why do I feel dirty?"

Her 'pink' carpet appearance followed a busy weekend of partying to mark her
last days of freedom.

On Friday night, Hilton and her sister Nicky hit L.A. club Les Deux, where, according to a fellow club-goer, Hilton appeared in "a wonderful mood" and was "smiling ear to ear," reports US Magazine

Sheriff Lee Baca who runs California's Century Regional Detention Facility
in Lynwood, where Paris is serving her time, stated authorities must not
allow the socialite to "be seen in handcuffs or in the back of a police car,
forlorn and in handcuffs" on her way to prison.

He said: "Jails are not circuses and not places where 'fun' is the priority.
Jail should be a corrective learning experience."