When Elizabeth Holmes reports to prison, she will instantly become one of the most recognizable federal prisoners in the nation.
, a minimum security women’s facility about 100 miles north of Houston. FPC Bryan is run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which oversees inmates who have been convicted of federal crimes, like counterfeiting, treason and interstate criminal activity.
FILE: Then-Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Theranos manufacturing in Newark, Calif., on July 23, 2015.What does an average day look like?,” and all inmates must be counted at least five times daily in official roll calls. Inmates must make their beds and clean up their cells; the unit with the best weekly “sanitation rating” gets called first for meals, while the unit with the worst hygiene comes in last.All inmates who are able must have a “regular job assignment.
Although the facility is minimum security, there are many limitations on what inmates can wear and own inside the prison. They are “prohibited from wearing any clothing not government-issued or purchased in the Commissary” and “may possess only one approved radio or MP3 player, and watch at a time.” Jewelry is limited to a “plain wedding band and an appropriate religious medallion and chain without stones,” but their value cannot exceed $100.
Holmes, who was once the subject of fawning — and then damning — magazine covers, can receive publications to her cell. FPC Bryan allows inmates to subscribe to magazines and newspapers. Inmates are also permitted to write to members of the media, although as with all correspondence, it is likely to be monitored.
FILE: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes attends the Time100 Gala at the Lincoln Center on April 21, 2015, in New York City.is relatively luxurious compared with other prisons. The women there can purchase hobby items to pass the time, like a crochet needle for $1.30 and yarn for $3.55; an MP3 player is $88.40. If they're sick of being eaten alive by the bugs in Texas, they can buy insect repellant for $10.
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