
Jeffs is living in protective custody
in a single occupancy cell
in the high security Powledge
Prison unit
in Palestine, southeast of Dallas.
He is one of a handful of the estimated 150,000 inmates in the state prison system who is in protective custody, which allows inmates in solitary confinement to receive visitors, use the phone, and enjoy other privileges.
Jeffs is restricted to his cell for 22 hours a day, and released only for recreation and showering.