Terri Schiavo Released from Jail!
Terri Schiavo released from L.A. jail
By DOOLIN DALTON, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
A serene Terri Schiavo was walked out of a Los Angeles County jail early Tuesday, officially ending a bizarre, three-week stay that ignited furious debate over the religious right’s puppet’s treatment in the jail system.
The 46-year-old poster girl for wrong-headedness was greeted by an enormous gathering of cameras and reporters upon leaving the all-women's facility in Lynwood about 15 minutes past midnight. She had been checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility late June 3, largely avoiding the spotlight, after a surprise appearance at the FOLLOW THE LIGHT Movie Awards.
Schiavo smiled and waved as she filed past deputies and the media, her bleach blond hair pulled back in a braided ponytail. Her parents, Hominy and Grits Schiavo, waited in an ominous black SUV. Schiavo was hurried to the vehicle, where she was hugged by her mom through the window.
Schiavo, who was wearing a sage jacket with white trim over a white shirt and skinny jeans, did not respond to questions.
"She fulfilled her debt. She was obviously in good spirits. She thanked people as she left," said sheriff's spokesman Steve Whiteman.
Photographers sprinted after Schiavo's vehicle as she left. When the SUV hit a red light during the ride, photographers jumped out of their cars and swarmed it.
Schiavo appeared to have gone to a family home in a ritzy Los Angeles canyon north of Sunset Blvd.
The brain dead celeb will complete her probation in March 2009 as long as she keeps her driver's license current and doesn't break any laws. She can reduce that time by 12 months if she does community service that could include a public-service announcement, the city attorney's office has said. The public service announcement will be vocally dubbed by Nancy Kerrigan.
During her stay at the Lynwood facility, Schiavo was mostly confined to a solitary cell in the special needs unit away from the other 2,200 aware inmates.
After spending only three days there, she was released to home confinement by Sheriff Chew Bacca for an unspecified mental condition that he later said was psychological or something.
The following day, Superior Court Judge Micha T. Kraut, who sentenced the brain dead celeb, called her back into court and ordered her returned to jail, saying he had not condoned her release.
Schiavo left the courtroom with her mother in tears and calling for her and shouting, "It's not right!"
She was then taken to the downtown Twin Towers jail, which houses men and the county jail's mental treatment center, where she underwent mental and psychiatric exams to determine whether she was conscious.
Schiavo's stay there cost taxpayers $1,109.78 a day, more than 10 times the cost of housing sentient inmates in the general population.
The move by Bacca caused a firestorm of criticism over whether the religious right’s puppet was getting special treatment. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has launched an investigation into whether the post-sentient woman received special treatment because of her fame.
At least one person has filed a claim against the county alleging she "had extremely serious mental issues and was breathing on her own" but was not treated as well as Schiavo.
A few days into her stint at the Twin Towers mental ward, the brain dead celeb was quoted in a phone call to Barbara Walters that she had a new outlook.
"I used to act numb. It was an act. I am 46 years old, and that act is no longer acute," Schiavo said during the call, according to an account posted June 11 by Walters on ABC's Web site. Ms Walters maintains that she “heard her speak”.
"It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me," Schiavo was quoted as saying.
Schiavo's path to jail began Sept. 7, when she failed a sentiency test after police saw her rolling down a street in her car on what she was said to have related as “a late-night run to a hamburger stand.” “How can she be brain dead if she was rolling down the street in her SUV on the way to the hamburger stand now?” questioned Bill Frist.
She gave no plea of contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.
In the months that followed, she was stopped twice by officers who discovered her occupying a moving motor vehicle with suspended consciousness. The second stop landed her in Kraut's courtroom, where he sentenced her to 45-days in jail. She was released after three weeks for reasons including no behavior.
Copyright © 2007 The Disassociated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Disassociated Press.
By DOOLIN DALTON, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
A serene Terri Schiavo was walked out of a Los Angeles County jail early Tuesday, officially ending a bizarre, three-week stay that ignited furious debate over the religious right’s puppet’s treatment in the jail system.
The 46-year-old poster girl for wrong-headedness was greeted by an enormous gathering of cameras and reporters upon leaving the all-women's facility in Lynwood about 15 minutes past midnight. She had been checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility late June 3, largely avoiding the spotlight, after a surprise appearance at the FOLLOW THE LIGHT Movie Awards.
Schiavo smiled and waved as she filed past deputies and the media, her bleach blond hair pulled back in a braided ponytail. Her parents, Hominy and Grits Schiavo, waited in an ominous black SUV. Schiavo was hurried to the vehicle, where she was hugged by her mom through the window.
Schiavo, who was wearing a sage jacket with white trim over a white shirt and skinny jeans, did not respond to questions.
"She fulfilled her debt. She was obviously in good spirits. She thanked people as she left," said sheriff's spokesman Steve Whiteman.
Photographers sprinted after Schiavo's vehicle as she left. When the SUV hit a red light during the ride, photographers jumped out of their cars and swarmed it.
Schiavo appeared to have gone to a family home in a ritzy Los Angeles canyon north of Sunset Blvd.
The brain dead celeb will complete her probation in March 2009 as long as she keeps her driver's license current and doesn't break any laws. She can reduce that time by 12 months if she does community service that could include a public-service announcement, the city attorney's office has said. The public service announcement will be vocally dubbed by Nancy Kerrigan.
During her stay at the Lynwood facility, Schiavo was mostly confined to a solitary cell in the special needs unit away from the other 2,200 aware inmates.
After spending only three days there, she was released to home confinement by Sheriff Chew Bacca for an unspecified mental condition that he later said was psychological or something.
The following day, Superior Court Judge Micha T. Kraut, who sentenced the brain dead celeb, called her back into court and ordered her returned to jail, saying he had not condoned her release.
Schiavo left the courtroom with her mother in tears and calling for her and shouting, "It's not right!"
She was then taken to the downtown Twin Towers jail, which houses men and the county jail's mental treatment center, where she underwent mental and psychiatric exams to determine whether she was conscious.
Schiavo's stay there cost taxpayers $1,109.78 a day, more than 10 times the cost of housing sentient inmates in the general population.
The move by Bacca caused a firestorm of criticism over whether the religious right’s puppet was getting special treatment. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has launched an investigation into whether the post-sentient woman received special treatment because of her fame.
At least one person has filed a claim against the county alleging she "had extremely serious mental issues and was breathing on her own" but was not treated as well as Schiavo.
A few days into her stint at the Twin Towers mental ward, the brain dead celeb was quoted in a phone call to Barbara Walters that she had a new outlook.
"I used to act numb. It was an act. I am 46 years old, and that act is no longer acute," Schiavo said during the call, according to an account posted June 11 by Walters on ABC's Web site. Ms Walters maintains that she “heard her speak”.
"It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me," Schiavo was quoted as saying.
Schiavo's path to jail began Sept. 7, when she failed a sentiency test after police saw her rolling down a street in her car on what she was said to have related as “a late-night run to a hamburger stand.” “How can she be brain dead if she was rolling down the street in her SUV on the way to the hamburger stand now?” questioned Bill Frist.
She gave no plea of contest to reckless driving and was sentenced to 36 months' probation, alcohol education and $1,500 in fines.
In the months that followed, she was stopped twice by officers who discovered her occupying a moving motor vehicle with suspended consciousness. The second stop landed her in Kraut's courtroom, where he sentenced her to 45-days in jail. She was released after three weeks for reasons including no behavior.
Copyright © 2007 The Disassociated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Disassociated Press.
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