Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has been released from prison for medical reasons after serving just three days of her 45-day sentence.

Paris release a statement through her lawyers:

I want to thank the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and staff of the Century Regional Detention Center for treating me fairly and professionally. I am going to serve the remaining 40 days of my  sentence. I have learned a great deal from this ordeal and hope that others have learned from my mistakes.

Hilton will have to wear an electronic monitoring device on her ankle and will be confined to her home for the 40 remaining days of her sentence

“With extensive consultation with medical personnel it was decided this reassignment should be done,” Mr Whitmore told reporters in Los Angeles.

He said her time in jail techically totalled five days because she arrived just before midnight on Sunday night and left just after midnight this morning.

Well congratualtions Paris Hilton, you did your time and handled it well.  Now go back to your million dollar lifestyle and hire a frigging driver!