Warren Jeffs Release Date, Where Is Warren Jeffs Now?
by Ushapriyanga | Updated Feb 04, 2023
Who Is Warren Jeffs?
Warren Jeffs is a former American religious leader who was the head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), a breakaway Mormon polyggynous sect. Jeffs gained notoriety for his practices of arranged marriages between underage girls and older men, and for his authoritarian control over the FLDS community. In 2006, he was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List for charges of sexual assault of minors and arranging illegal marriages. Jeffs was arrested in 2006 and was sentenced to life plus twenty years in prison in 2011, after being found guilty of two counts of child sexual assault.
Since his incarceration, Jeffs has continued to exert significant control over the FLDS community, communicating with his followers through letters and dictating commandments from prison. He is considered by many FLDS members to be a prophet and a messiah figure.
Warren Jeffs Release Date
Warren Jeffs is serving a life sentence plus 20 years for his convictions of sexual assault of minors. He was sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. He received an additional 20-year sentence for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, who was married to him at the time. According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Jeffs will not be eligible for parole until 2038 when he will be 82 years old. Several additional cases of abuse have been made against Jeffs, including allegations by his nephew and his own children.
Elissa Wall, who appeared in the Netflix documentary, also brought legal action against Warren Jeffs. She claimed that Jeffs forced her to marry her 19-year-old first cousin when she was only 14 years old. In 2005, Jeffs was charged with conspiracy to commit sexual misconduct with a minor. Wall alleges that her cousin repeatedly raped her during their marriage, resulting in multiple miscarriages. In 2019, another woman filed a lawsuit against Jeffs, accusing him of sexually abusing her as a child. Jeffs's attorney filed a petition in July of that year, claiming that Jeffs had experienced a "mental breakdown" and was "not mentally competent to provide admissible testimony."
Warren Jeffs Biography
Specifications
Details
Name
Warren Jeffs
Full Name
Warren Steed Jeff
DOB
December 3, 1955
Age
66
Alive/Dead
alive
Networth
$100 million
Where Is Warren Jeffs Now?
As of 2022, Warren Jeffs is being held at the Louis C. Powledge Unit in Palestine, Texas. He is not eligible for parole until July 22, 2038, when he will be 82 years old. According to the 2018 A&E docuseries "Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil," Jeffs's oldest daughter Rachel Jeffs and authorities claimed that he was still in control of the FLDS from prison. Sean Keveney, a US Department of Justice attorney, stated that there was evidence that Jeffs was directing the day-to-day operations of the church, including the ex-communication of members and placement of women with caretakers.
In 2007, Jeffs attempted suicide while in jail in Utah, and in 2011, he went on a fast while in jail in Texas that resulted in him being placed in a medically induced coma. He has also been force-fed while in jail in Arizona.
What Did Warren Jeffs Do?
Warren Jeffs was found guilty of sexually assaulting two minors in 2011, while he was already serving time in prison for his 2007 conviction of being an accessory to rape. He is currently serving a life sentence plus 20 years at the Louis C. Powledge Unit in Palestine, Texas, and is not eligible for parole until July 2038.
While in prison, Jeffs attempted to hang himself in 2007 and also participated in prolonged hunger strikes. In 2009, a judge ordered that he be force-fed. In 2011, after excessive fasting, Jeffs was put into a medically induced coma. In 2019, Jeffs's own lawyers claimed that he had suffered a "mental breakdown" and was unable to provide admissible testimony in a deposition related to allegations of abuse against an underage child.
Warren Jeffs Release Date - FAQs
Warren Jeffs is a former leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), a polyggynous Mormon splinter group.
Warren Jeffs has been convicted of child sexual assault and being an accomplice to rape.
Warren Jeffs is serving a life sentence plus 20 years in prison.
Warren Jeffs is currently being held at the Louis C. Powledge Unit in Palestine, Texas
Warren Jeffs will be eligible for parole in July 2038.