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Where is Warren Jeffs now?
Warren Jeffs was convicted of two counts of child sexual assault in 2011.
Jeffs is serving time at Louis C. Powledge Unit, a prison in Palestine, Texas.
He was given a life sentence plus 20 years back in 2011.
He won’t be eligible for parole until July 2038.
In 2007, while in prison, Jeffs tried to hang himself.
He’s also taken part in lengthy hunger strikes.
In 2009 a judge ordered he be force fed as a result.
In 2011 he was put into an induced coma after excessive fasting.
What happened to the FLDS?
Current members still treat Warren Jeffs as their prophet and believe he was wrongly convicted.
As perreports, church membership oscillates between 6000 and 10,000.
According to some members of the group, members have to taketime to pray for Jeffs' release.
What happened to ‘Zion’?
The Yearning for Zion Ranch, AKA the YFZ Ranch was seized by the State of Texas in 2014.
It was a 1,700-acre ranch and home to over 700 members of the FLDS.
Where is the FLDS based now?
If you watched the show you’ll know FLDS headquarters were initially in Short Creek in Arizona.
What has the Mormon Church said about Warren Jeffs and the FLDS?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints discontinued the practice of polygamy in 1890 via a ‘Manifesto’.
