Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder who is serving an 11-year sentence for fraud, has described her life behind bars as “hell and torture,” in her first interview from prison, published in People on Wednesday.

Former Theranos founder and Houston resident Elizabeth Holmes spoke about her experience living at a Bryan, Texas, prison during an interview with People.

More than 20 months since Elizabeth Holmes reported to prison, her days are far different than Silicon Valley boardroom and investor meetings.

"I refused to plead guilty to crimes I did not commit. Theranos failed. But failure is not fraud," she said in a new interview, her first from prison.

Holmes is serving a reduced sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas for fraud and conspiracy related to the collapse of her biotech company.

In a new interview, the Theranos fraudster said she pumped breast milk for her infant daughter as she was driven to her federal prison in Texas to surrender for her 11-year sentence.

Philip Pacheco/Getty Images Elizabeth Holmes is trying to make the best of her situation while serving time for fraud and conspiracy. During a rare interview from Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas, Holmes,

Elizabeth Holmes shed her signature black turtleneck and low-octave voice as she broke her silence in her first interview since her January 2022 fraud conviction.

It’s been hell and torture to be here” says Elizabeth Holmes in her first in-person interview in years. Once one of the tech sector’s most revered figures, Holmes’ story is one of a true fall from grace.

Two years into her original sentence of 11.25 years (now reduced to nine years for good behavior) for fraud and conspiracy while operating her billion-dollar blood-testing startup Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes spoke to People magazine about her life behind bars.