Hard-nosed New Yorker and television judge Judy Sheindlin co-signed the decision to jail hotel heiress Paris Hilton for probation violation during a Monday night appearance on CNN’s ‘Larry King Live.’

“When a judge says to somebody, ‘I’m going to give you an opportunity to remain free - you committed a crime.’ In this case, she was driving while intoxicated and endangered a lot of people. ‘But I’m going to give you a chance to stay out of jail, even though I could put you in jail for what you did, but you have to abide by these rules.’ And she breaks the rules. “Paris Hilton is a criminal - a little criminal, but a criminal.”