Lindsay Lohan was cheered by inmates as she started her jail sentence yesterday.

HOTEL heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom yesterday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.

US celebrity hotel heiress Paris Hilton has been released from prison in Los Angeles after serving just three days of her 23-day sentence for a probation violation, it was reported today.

US hotel heiress and celebrity Paris Hilton has reported to a Los Angeles County jail to begin a three-week stay for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

Paris Hilton will serve about half of her 45-day jail sentence and will be separated from the general inmate population, authorities say.