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

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.