Although Whitmore would not discuss Hilton's condition, Sheriff Lee Baca indicated at a news conference yesterday that it was psychological.

He said she arrived at her original jail with a condition he had not been told of and that it immediately began to deteriorate to the point that he feared for her safety.

"When you're talking about psychological problems it's far more complex and it does require a more complex medical approach," Baca said. "We didn't have all of our information."

Baca said he was placing Hilton in a "better facility for her condition, meaning one that has a more intense form of medical support". He said she would be kept under close watch to ensure "that there isn't anything harmful done to herself by herself, which is a great concern to me".

Whitmore said she will be there for at least another day.

Twin Towers is equipped to treat acute medical and mental health needs, although inmates in need of surgery are moved to a hospital for treatment. About 40 inmates are housed per floor, and most of the rooms are designed for one patient at a time.

Which jail the heiress will end up at after Twin Towers depends on the results of her assessment by the facility's doctors.

Sauer sentenced Hilton to 45 days in jail for violating probation in a reckless driving case and said she could not serve it at home. When she was released she had served only three full days but was credited with five because of her late-night surrender to authorities after attending last week's MTV Movie Awards. Before her release, she was fitted with an ankle bracelet and ordered not to leave her house until her sentence was up.

Just a day later Sauer ordered her to court and returned her to jail.

Hilton was credited with both her time served in jail and at home, so by today she had completed seven days of her sentence. With time off for good behaviour, she could be released in a little more than two weeks.

She could go home even sooner if she can successfully appeal her sentence. Her spokesman, Elliot Mintz, confirmed her lawyers plan to file an appeal.

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I'm sure if any non-celebrity was going to prison the sheriff would have no hesitation to throw them straight into a cell with Bubba

It sounds like even if Paris doesn't make an appeal she will only be there a couple of weeks at most on account of good behaviour