This is going to get worse, I imagine. (As well it should!)

Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, whose department handled Paris Hilton’s probation violation case, has blasted the L.A. Sheriff’s Department’s decision to reassign the heiress to house arrest.

“Today I was extremely troubled to learn that the Sheriff’s Department has decided to release Ms. Hilton from custody just three days after she was admitted to county jail,” Delgadillo said in a statement Thursday.

“Had we been provided with the proper notification, we would have opposed the decision on legal grounds.”

Delgadillo added that he found the release on medical grounds “puzzling” since he says L.A. County jails are “well-equipped” to deal with inmate medical situations.

“I am also concerned that the judicial process may have been improperly circumvented in this case,” Delgadillo continued. “I have directed my criminal branch to immediately explore all possible legal options to ensure that the law is being applied equally and justly in this case.”

The chief prosecutor added that only the judge had the power to modify the conditions of her sentence.

“If law enforcement officials are to enjoy the respect of those we are charged with protecting, we cannot tolerate a two-tiered jail system where the rich and powerful receive special treatment,” Delgadillo concluded. “We must ensure that in our city, in our nation, and under our Constitution, justice remains blind.”

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