Jen Shah is serving her time.
More than two years after beginning her yearslong prison sentence for wire fraud, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City alum was photographed walking the yard of her Texas jail with a fellow inmate.
In the pic, Jen wore her prison uniform—a beige short-sleeved button down and matching pants—while holding onto a giant cardboard box as she walked across the lawn of Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Texas on Nov. 17. Beside her, another woman—wearing the same attire—held onto the other end of the box, helping her carry it to the trash.
And while Jen may be required to wear the standard issue federal inmate uniform, she was able to add a little extra flair to her look. After all, the 52-year-old also sported earrings, her wedding band and a prison-issued watch while performing her duties, according to an eyewitness.
Jen began her initial six-year prison sentence back in February 2023, after being convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with her role in an alleged long-running nationwide telemarketing scheme.
Since then, the matriarch—who pled guilty to her charges in 2022—has had her release date moved up multiple times, and is expected to be released by August 2026 if not sooner, according to inmate records viewed by E! News.
And while Jen has mostly stayed out of the public eye while serving her time, the reality TV personality—who shares sons Sharrieff Jr., 31, and Omar, 19, with husband Sharrief Shah—previously got candid about what her first year behind bars taught her.
"I have been away from my family for one year," Jen told People in 2024. "The depth of my pain is unrelenting and indescribable. However, throughout this painful process, God has substantially increased my humility, gratitude and courage."
And Jen's sentence has provided her more perspective on other people's struggles as well. As she admitted, "Upon entering FPC Bryan, I wholeheartedly believed that no one was suffering as badly as I was."
"I quickly recognized that so many women are here battling and overcoming circumstances far worse than mine," she added. "Their resilience inspires and truly humbles me."