In an interview with People magazine, Paris Hilton explains the medical condition that led to her house arrest. She says:

"I was basically in the fetal position, basically in hysterics. The doctors were observing me while I was there. They explained to Sheriff [Lee] Baca that they thought I was having severe anxiety, panic attacks, claustrophobia."

And on people who doubt that she'll change after her jail experience, she says:

"They're wrong and they don't know me. I'm a good person. ...