Warren Jeffs, 15 years into life sentence, still wields sway from Texas cell
August 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM MT · via Hoodline · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
Warren Jeffs continues to direct the fundamentalist FLDS sect from his Texas prison cell, 15 years into a life sentence for child sexual assault, Hoodline reports. Jeffs maintains influence over the community despite incarceration.
Jeffs was convicted in 2011 for assaulting underage girls he claimed as plural wives. He leads the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a fundamentalist group not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which discontinued polygamy in 1890.
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