Lindsay Lohan In Prison ‘Lockdown’

The star is in an isolation cell after being taunted by inmates...

Ex-inmates who spent time with Lindsay Lohan behind bars have spoken to the media about the star’s state of mind.

Ex-prisoner Cheryl Presser, who was released from Lynwood Correctional Facility on Friday, said the star was having trouble coping with the harsh conditions. "The wards are cold and smelly, they stink. The air conditioning is turned up so high that you can’t sleep because of the cold. Inmates try and shove the air vents full of toilet paper to stop the air coming out, but it doesn’t work.

“Lindsay would lie there shivering all night, crying and trying to cover her face with her hands,” she continued. “Her wailing was keeping everyone awake.”

Presser added that Lindsay was isolated from other prisoners after a “hysterical fit”. “She is in with the killers and she has only been let out for hour-long breaks, and during those she was locked down to a table. Today (Friday), Lindsay got put on lockdown. She had a hysterical fit, crying and yelling so she got put in isolation.”

Another newly-released inmate said the star was the target of taunts from other prisoners: “She was just sitting in her cell staring straight ahead. Sometimes wailing, but mostly just sitting. Some of the inmates in our ward, some of the tougher ones, were yelling ‘fire crotch’ at her. They just started chanting it at her. Lindsay didn’t say nothing. She was crying though.”

The Mean Girls actress was taken into custody on 20 July after breaking terms of her probation following a drink-driving conviction in 2007. She has already had visits from mum Dina and sister Ali, and ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson.

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