Reverend Al Sharpton to Meet with Sheriff Who Released Paris Hilton Early

According to reports on LATimes.com, Reverend Al Sharpton called a meeting with Baca to discuss the early release of Paris Hilton.

When LA County Sheriff Lee Baca released Hilton from jail only after serving three days, it caused a firestorm of controversy among community activists and civil rights leaders about the special treatment of celebrities.

Baca felt Hilton was getting harsher treatment because she is a celebrity and he place under house arrest because of an unknown medical condition. Judge Michael Sauer ordered her back to jail after the city attorney filed complaints.

Sharpton wished to meet with the sheriff on Monday to discuss fairness issues and the sheriff is willing to comply. On MyFoxLA.com, the reverend accuses the sheriff of releasing Hilton under house arrest because she is rich and white. Another civil rights activist Najee Ali, and family members of inmates in the LA County Jail, will request the Board of County Supervisors to conduct an investigation demanding to know why Hilton was released early. They are also demanding that Baca provide a list of female inmates with mental pr physical problems to determine which ones may qualify for house arrest.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, president of Los Angeles County Urban Policy Roundtable, sent a stern message to Hilton on camera in front of the Twin Towers facility. He said, according to the LA Times, "What we are asking is this: that you become an advocate, a spokesperson, a poster woman for those who are mentally challenged that have absolutely no chance of getting quality care in the LA County jail system." He kept a close eye on his Mercedes parked across the street worrying it may be towed.

At the Twin Towers facility where Hilton is serving her sentence, visitors are allowed on Tuesdays and Sundays. A swarm of reporters waited outside the facility Sunday hoping to get photos of anyone visiting Hilton. LA Times reports Nicky Hilton and Paris' former boyfriend, Stavros Niarchos, pushed their through a crowd of 50 people waiting to see their family members. The crowd was angered over being pushed aside yelling, "Why weren't they waiting!" Some people in the waiting room managed to snap pictures with a camera phone. The only thing Nicky told reporters was "Paris is fine."

Hilton told Barbara Walters during a phone interview she had not been eating or sleeping. In the LA Times, she stated to Walters, "I was very severely depressed and felt as if I were in a cage. I was not myself. It was a horrible experience."

Jai Rui Chong and Andrew Blankstein ,staff writers, "Sharpton to Meet With Baca to Discuss Hilton Decision"
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-paris11jun11,0,6640983.story?coll=la-headlines-california

My Fox La, "Rev.Sharpton Meets Today with Sheriff on Paris's Treatment"
http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=3455177&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

Jai-Rui Chong ,staff writer, "Paris Hilton is Not the Only One Waiting For Visitors"
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-paris11jun11,0,6640983.story?page=2&track=mostviewed-storylevel