Elizabeth Holmes‘ Prison Life: Work, Routine, and “Torture”
Bryan, Texas – Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, serving an over 11-year sentence at Federal Prison Camp, Bryan, begins her day at 5:00 AM with fruit and a 40-minute workout, according to People magazine. The once-billionaire entrepreneur now earns 31 cents per hour working as a “reintegration employee,” assisting fellow inmates with resume writing, tax deductions, legal tasks, and even teaching French.
Holmes’ current circumstances represent a stark fall from grace. Once lauded as the youngest self-made female billionaire in the United States, she was convicted in 2022 of defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup, Theranos. Her case captivated the nation, exposing the dangers of Silicon Valley hype and the consequences of prioritizing ambition over accuracy. The details of her daily life offer a rare glimpse inside a federal prison and raise questions about rehabilitation and accountability for high-profile offenders.
Holmes’ job within the prison education building focuses on aiding other women.”So many of these women have none, and when they are first in ther, they are forgotten,” she told People. Despite her efforts to help others, Holmes described her imprisonment as “a hell of a hell and torture.”
TV 2 reached out to the prison for comment regarding the information Holmes shared in the interview but has not yet received a response.
